xīn​kǔ HSK5

hard

辛苦 xīn​kǔ
hard adjective
hard; exhausting; arduous; laborious (used to describe work, life, or effort)
[courtesy] verb
Used as a polite expression to thank someone for their efforts or to ask for their help with a task, similar to "to go to the trouble of" or "to bother someone".

You worked hard today.

to work hard
to work hard; to endure hardship; to go to a lot of trouble

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

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