辛辛苦苦

xīnxīnkǔkǔ

adverb #17,665

Meanings

AABB reduplication of 辛苦 (hard/laborious)

他辛辛苦苦赚来的钱都花光了。

Tā xīnxīnkǔkǔ zhuàn lái de qián dōu huā guāng 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?

grammar

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

辛 xīn

苦 kǔ