xīn​kǔ HSK5

laborious

辛苦 xīn​kǔ
laborious adjective
physically or mentally demanding; exhausting, tough, or arduous

Farming is very hard work.

work hard verb
to exert oneself or go to a lot of trouble to perform a task

Thank you for your hard work in making this special trip.

hardship adjective
difficult conditions or the state of suffering through toil

He has endured a lot of hardship since he was a child.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
27.2 per million appears in 10% of films
Written text
54.2 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Sources

Definitions
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