Hanzi

辛

(of taste) hot or pungent/hard/laborious/suffering/eighth in order/eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]/letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc/ancient Chinese compass point: 285°/octa

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

xīn

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄣ

Jyutping

san1

Example sentences

辛苦 xīnkǔ
今天你辛苦了，早點休息吧。
今天你辛苦了，早点休息吧。

You worked hard today, go rest early.

農民 / 农民 nóngmín
農民在田裡辛苦地工作。
农民在田里辛苦地工作。

The farmers work hard in the fields.

艱辛 / 艰辛 jiānxīn
創業的過程雖然艱辛，但他從未想過放棄。
创业的过程虽然艰辛，但他从未想过放弃。

Although the process of starting a business is arduous, he never thought of giving up.

歷程 / 历程 lìchéng
這部紀錄片回顧了國家發展的艱辛歷程。
这部纪录片回顾了国家发展的艰辛历程。

This documentary reviews the arduous course of the country's development.

辛勤 xīnqín
農民們在田裡辛勤地工作。
农民们在田里辛勤地工作。

The farmers are working hard in the fields.

工人 gōngrén
建築工人在烈日下辛勤地工作。
建筑工人在烈日下辛勤地工作。

Construction workers are working hard under the hot sun.

含辛茹苦 hánxīnrúkǔ
父母含辛茹苦地將我們撫養長大。
父母含辛茹苦地将我们抚养长大。

Our parents endured all kinds of hardships to raise us.

撫養 / 抚养 fǔyǎng
她含辛茹苦地撫養三個孩子長大。
她含辛茹苦地抚养三个孩子长大。

She raised three children with great hardship.

Example Vocabulary

辛苦

xin1'ku3

hard work; to work hard; laborious

千辛万苦

艱辛

jian1'xin1

hardship; arduous; difficult

辛亥

辛勤

xin1'qin2

industrious; hardworking

辛辛苦苦

xin1'xin1'ku3'ku3

不辭辛苦

利辛

利辛縣

含辛茹苦

han2'xin1'ru2'ku3

to endure all kinds of hardships; to toil through difficulties

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