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HSK
5

hard

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xin1ku3 xīnkǔ

Meaning


Primary

hard

Alternatives

work hard, to work hard, harsh

Mnemonic


One 辛苦 hard thing to do is to take a huge bite of a 辛 pungent and 苦 bitter thing and to chew it and swallow it. So 苦 bitter! So 辛 pungent! Tears stream down your cheek from doing this terribly 辛苦 hard thing.

Usage


他 辛苦 地 完成 了 任务。

He worked hard to complete the task.

你 辛苦 的 努力 终于 有 了 回报。

Your hard work has finally paid off.

学习 新 语言 很 辛苦, 但 值得。

Learning a new language is hard, but it's worth it.

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