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辛苦
辛苦 in English: exhausting; hard
xīn kǔ
exhausting; hard
How to pronounce 辛苦
xīn kǔ (without tone marks: xin ku). xīn is a first (high, level) tone; kǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 辛苦
辛 xīn
(of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious
(of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious
苦 kǔ
bitter; hardship; pain
bitter; hardship; pain
Related words
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter; hardship | HSK 4 |
| 艰苦 | jiān kǔ | difficult; hard | HSK 5 |
| 刻苦 | kè kǔ | hardworking; assiduous | HSK 5 |
| 痛苦 | tòng kǔ | pain; suffering | HSK 5 |
| 辛勤 | xīn qín | hardworking; industrious | HSK 6 |
| 吃苦 | chī kǔ | to bear hardships | HSK 6 |
| 苦尽甘来 | kǔ jìn gān lái | bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning | HSK 6 |
| 苦涩 | kǔ sè | bitter and astringent; pained | HSK 6 |