exhausting · hard · tough · arduous · to work hard · to go to a lot of trouble · hardship(s)

xīn kǔ

x+īn·1st tonek+ǔ·3rd tone

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Good work!

辛苦啦！

Japanese office workers work very hard.

日本上班族工作得非常辛苦。

I don't like anything like hard work.

我不喜欢任何辛苦的工作。

Andy must have practiced very hard.

安迪一定练习得很辛苦。

They work really hard.

他们工作的很辛苦。

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