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辛辛苦苦

xīnxīnkǔkǔ
adverb #17,665

Meanings

  1. 1 painstakingly
  2. 2 with great effort and hardship

Examples

他辛辛苦苦赚来的钱都花光了。
Tā xīnxīnkǔkǔ zhuàn lái de qián dōu huāguāng le.
He spent all the money he had painstakingly earned.
妈妈辛辛苦苦做的饭，你怎么不吃？
Māma xīnxīnkǔkǔ zuò de fàn, nǐ zěnme bù chī?
Mom worked so hard to cook this meal, why aren't you eating?

Tips

grammar
AABB reduplication of 辛苦 (xīnkǔ). This pattern intensifies the meaning, emphasizing prolonged toil rather than a single instance of hardship.

Stroke Order

辛 xīn
苦 kǔ