辛苦

xīn kǔ

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. exhausting
2. hard
3. tough
4. arduous
5. to work hard
6. to go to a lot of trouble
7. hardship(s)
8. hard-working; tiring; laborious

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 轻松 qīng sōng 轻松 qīng sōng light 形容事情不費力或感覺舒適: light

Register variants

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• 劳苦 láo kǔ 劳苦 láo kǔ to toil 較正式或書面語: to toil

Related words

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• 努力 nǔ lì 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort; to try hard; to strive 辛苦常用來描述努力的過程或結果: to make an effort; to try hard; to strive

Synonyms

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• 累 lèi 累 lèi tired 形容身體或精神疲勞: tired

Usage notes

Collocations

常與「工作、生活、努力」等詞搭配，如「辛苦的工作」。

Common mistakes

辛苦是形容事物或經歷，不是描述人；不能說「我很辛苦」，應說「這份工作很辛苦」。

Example Sentences

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这份工作很 辛苦 。

This job is very tough.

辛苦 啦！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1216142)

辛苦 了。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1708500)

學習英語很 辛苦 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 835695)

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Words Containing 辛苦

• 不辞辛苦 不辞辛苦 bù cí xīn kǔ: to make nothing of hardships
• 备尝辛苦 备尝辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ: to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
• 辛辛苦苦 辛辛苦苦 xīn xīn kǔ kǔ: painstakingly

Child Words of 辛苦

• 苦 苦 kǔ: bitter
• 辛 辛 xīn: (of taste) hot or pungent