千辛万苦 (qiān xīn wàn kǔ): Untold hardships (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 2

qiān千

thousand

xīn辛

bitter, spicy; laborious, hard

HSK 3

wàn万

ten thousand

HSK 4

kǔ苦

bitter

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Example Sentences with 千辛万苦

Tā他

qiān千

xīn辛

wàn万

kǔ苦

cái才

zhǎo找

dào到

zhè这

fèn份

gōng工

zuò作

。

He went through untold hardships to find this job.

Jīng经

guò过

qiān千

xīn辛

wàn万

kǔ苦

，

tā他

men们

Fù父

mǔ母

qiān千

xīn辛

wàn万

kǔ苦

bǎ把

wǒ我

men

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辛亥

xīn hài

Xinhai (year in the sexagenary cycle)

辛劳xīn láohard work, toil

含辛茹苦hán xīn rú kǔendure hardships and suffering

辛辛苦苦xīn xīn kǔ kǔwith great effort; painstakingly

千家万户

qiān jiā wàn hù

every family (idiom)

成千上万chéng qiān shàng wànlit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers

万万wàn wànAbsolutely

万能wàn néngAlmighty

酸甜苦辣

suān tián kǔ là

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot

吃苦chī kǔbear hardships

苦涩kǔ sèbitter and astringent

苦尽甘来kǔ jìn gān láiall sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet

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Example Sentences with 千辛万苦

Tā他

qiān千

xīn辛

wàn万

kǔ苦

cái才

zhǎo找

dào到

zhè这

fèn份

gōng工

zuò作

。

He went through untold hardships to find this job.

Jīng经

guò过

qiān千

xīn辛

wàn万

kǔ苦

，

tā他

men们

Fù父

mǔ母

qiān千

xīn辛

wàn万

kǔ苦

bǎ把

wǒ我

men

zhōng终

yú于

dēng登

shàng上

le了

shān山

dǐng顶

。

After untold hardships, they finally reached the mountaintop.

们

yǎng养

dà大

，

wǒ我

men们

yào要

dǒng懂

de得

gǎn感

ēn恩

。

Our parents raised us with great difficulty; we should know to be grateful.

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