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辛苦

xīnkǔ

exhausting

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Meaning of 辛苦 in English

xīnkǔHSK 4adjective, verbSyllabus #1820
  1. exhausting
  2. hard
  3. tough
  4. arduous
  5. hardship(s)
  6. to work hard
  7. to go to a lot of trouble

Example sentences

  1. 他们工作的很辛苦。
    tā men gōng zuò de hěn xīn kǔ。
    They work really hard.
    Tatoeba #4845074 by pig8322 · #4502956 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 日本上班族工作得非常辛苦。
    rì běn shàng bān zú gōng zuò dé fēi cháng xīn kǔ。
    Japanese office workers work very hard.
    Tatoeba #798399 by Martha · #281352 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 做教師很辛苦。
    zuò jiào shī hěn xīn kǔ。
    Being a teacher is very hard work.
    Tatoeba #6325112 by verdastelo9604 · #5485099 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 辛

艰辛HSK 6辛勤HSK 7–9辛酸HSK 7–9
苦 on its own →
kǔ · bitter

HSK words with 苦

苦HSK 4艰苦HSK 5痛苦HSK 5酸甜苦辣HSK 5吃苦HSK 7–9何苦HSK 7–9刻苦HSK 7–9苦难HSK 7–9苦恼HSK 7–9苦涩HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences