xīn​kǔ HSK5

hard

  • created sense approved 辛苦 · xīn​kǔ · hard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    辛苦

    xīn​kǔ

    hard

    hard; exhausting; arduous; laborious (used to describe work, life, or effort)

    辛 (literal) → 辛 · xīn · laborious 苦 (literal) → 苦 · kǔ · miserable

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  • created sense approved 辛苦 · xīn​kǔ · [courtesy] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    辛苦

    xīn​kǔ

    [courtesy]

    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".

    辛 (literal) → 辛 · xīn · laborious 苦 (literal) → 苦 · kǔ · miserable

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  • created sense approved 辛苦 · xīn​kǔ · to work hard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    辛苦

    xīn​kǔ

    to work hard

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

    辛 (literal) → 辛 · xīn · laborious 苦 (literal) → 苦 · kǔ · miserable

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