辛辛苦苦 (xīn xīn kǔ kǔ): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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辛辛苦苦
辛辛苦苦
(xīn xīn kǔ kǔ): With great effort (adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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辛 • xīn • bitter, spicy; laborious, hard
xīn
辛
bitter, spicy; laborious, hard
辛 • xīn • bitter, spicy; laborious, hard
xīn
辛
bitter, spicy; laborious, hard
苦 • kǔ • bitter • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
kǔ
苦
bitter
苦 • kǔ • bitter • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
kǔ
苦
bitter
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 辛辛苦苦.
Words with
辛
辛苦
xīn kǔ
hard; tough [work; life]
艰辛
jiān xīn
hardships
辛勤
xīn qín
industrious; hardworking
辛酸
xīn suān
Bitter
辛亥
xīn hài
Xinhai (year in the sexagenary cycle)
辛劳
xīn láo
hard work, toil
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
untold hardships; with great difficulty
含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
endure hardships and suffering
Words with
苦
辛苦
xīn kǔ
hard; tough [work; life]
刻苦
kè kǔ
assiduous; hardworking; painstaking
痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain; agony; sore
艰苦
jiān kǔ
arduous; difficult; tough
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
吃苦
chī kǔ
bear hardships
苦涩
kǔ sè
bitter and astringent
苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái
all sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet
4.
Example Sentences with 辛辛苦苦
Tā
他
xīn
辛
xīn
辛
kǔ
苦
kǔ
苦
gōng
工
zuò
作
le
了
yī
一
bèi
辈
zi
子
。
He worked painstakingly all his life.
Zhè
这
xiē
些
qián
钱
shì
是
fù
父
mǔ
母
xīn
辛
xīn
辛
kǔ
苦
kǔ
苦
zǎn
攒
xià
下
lái
来
de
的
。
This money was saved up by parents with great effort.
