How to say “work hard” in Chinese
work hard; tiring
“Work hard” in Chinese is 辛苦, xīn kǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
辛苦 is read xīn kǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Don't confuse it with 幸 xìng “luck”: that one has one more stroke on top.
On top, 艹 “grass” — a bitter herb; at the bottom, 古 gǔ hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “辛苦”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 辛苦. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这份工作很辛苦zhèfèngōngzuòhěnxīnkǔThis job is hard work.
- 师傅辛苦了shīfu,xīnkǔleThank you for your hard work, master!
- 你们一路辛苦了！nǐmenyílùxīnkǔleYou must all be tired from the trip!
- 父母这么辛苦为的是孩子的前途fùmǔzhèmexīnkǔ,wèideshìháizideqiántúThe parents work this hard for their children's future.
- 你辛苦了！nǐxīnkǔleYou’ve worked so hard!
More words from the lesson “At the factory”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “work hard” in Chinese?
“Work hard” in Chinese is 辛苦, pinyin xīnkǔ.
What does 辛苦 mean?
辛苦 (xīnkǔ) means “work hard; tiring”.
How do you write 辛苦?
辛苦 is 2 characters: 辛 (xīn) — bitter; hard, toilsome; 苦 (kǔ) — bitter; hard. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 辛苦?
辛苦 is read xīnkǔ. Tones: xīn — first tone, kǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“work hard” in the lesson “At the factory”
This word is from the topic “Profession and plans” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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