No. 2,292 in Chinese
辛苦
"辛苦" means "hardship" or "toilsome effort."
In a sentence
今天工作真的很辛苦。
Today's work was truly tiring.
Here, '辛苦' refers to the physical or mental effort exerted during work, indicating its meaning as 'tiring' or 'laborious'.
你的帮助让我减轻了很多辛苦，非常感谢！
Your help has alleviated much of the hardship for me, thank you very much!
In this sentence, '辛苦' implies the difficulties or challenges that someone has experienced, reflecting its usage in describing hardships.
路上辛苦了，快来休息一下吧。
You must be tired from the journey, please come and take a rest.
Here, '辛苦' is used to acknowledge someone's effort or fatigue from travel, highlighting its polite and considerate usage.
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