# 辛苦 (xīnkǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 辛苦 (xīnkǔ) means “hard, tiring; to work hard”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: hard, tiring; to work hard
- Pinyin: xīnkǔ (xin1 ku3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 父母养育孩子非常辛苦。
  Fùmǔ yǎngyù háizi fēicháng xīnkǔ.
  Parents work very hard to raise their children.

## Characters

- 辛 (xīn): (of taste) hot or pungent; hard
- [苦](https://hanziro.com/word/ku-bitter/) (kǔ): bitter; hardship

https://hanziro.com/word/xin-ku-hard-tiring/

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