辛苦

Chinese

8th heavenly stem; tired
 
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
trad. (辛苦)
simp. #(辛苦)
anagram 苦辛

Pronunciation


Adjective

辛苦

  1. laborious; hard; miserable; exhausting

Synonyms

Verb

辛苦

  1. to work hard; to toil; to go through hardship
    辛苦一輩子 / 辛苦一辈子   xīnkǔ yībèizi   to work hard all one's life
  2. (polite) to trouble; to bother

Synonyms

Interjection

辛苦

  1. polite expression used in thanking someone for assistance given; can be used for general assistance over time or a specific act
    辛苦   xīnkǔ le!   Thanks for your trouble!

Usage notes

In this sense, usually followed by (le).

Derived terms

  • 辛辛苦苦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

辛苦 (hiragana しんく, rōmaji shinku)

  1. hardship

Verb

辛苦する (hiragana しんくする, rōmaji shinku suru)

  1. go through great hardship

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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