Usage note
辛苦表示做事累，也可以用来感谢别人。
xīn kǔ biǎo shì zuò shì lèi， yě kě yǐ yòng lái gǎn xiè bié rén。
辛苦 means tired from work, and can also thank someone.
Context note
辛苦常用于工作、帮助和问候。
xīn kǔ cháng yòng yú gōng zuò 、 bāng zhù hé wèn hòu。
辛苦 is often used for work, help, and greetings.
5 examples
你辛苦了。
nǐ xīn kǔ le。
You worked hard.
今天工作很辛苦。
jīn tiān gōng zuò hěn xīn kǔ。
Work today was very tiring.
老师很辛苦。
lǎo shī hěn xīn kǔ。
The teacher works hard.
谢谢你，辛苦了。
xiè xiè nǐ， xīn kǔ le。
Thank you, you worked hard.
他每天都很辛苦。
tā měi tiān dōu hěn xīn kǔ。
He works hard every day.
5 mini stories
妈妈每天都很辛苦。
mā ma měi tiān dōu hěn xīn kǔ。
Mom works hard every day.
你帮我搬东西，辛苦了。
nǐ bāng wǒ bān dōng xī， xīn kǔ le。
You helped me move things, thank you for your hard work.
他们加班到很晚，真的很辛苦。
tā men jiā bān dào hěn wǎn， zhēn de hěn xīn kǔ。
They worked late overtime and were really tired.
老师说大家都辛苦了。
lǎo shī shuō dà jiā dōu xīn kǔ le。
The teacher said everyone worked hard.
辛苦以后，休息一下会更好。
xīn kǔ yǐ hòu， xiū xi yí xià huì gèng hǎo。
After hard work, resting a bit is better.
Mini dialogue
妈妈辛苦了
A
妈妈，你工作一天辛苦了。
Māma, nǐ gōngzuò yì tiān xīnkǔ le.
Mom, you've worked hard all day.
B
谢谢你，宝贝。妈妈不辛苦。
Xièxie nǐ, bǎobèi. Māma bù xīnkǔ.
Thank you, sweetie. Mom is not tired.
学习辛苦吗
A
你每天学习，辛苦吗？
Nǐ měitiān xuéxí, xīnkǔ ma?
You study every day, is it hard?
B
有一点辛苦，但是我很快乐。
Yǒu yìdiǎn xīnkǔ, dànshì wǒ hěn kuàilè.
A little hard, but I am very happy.
Related words and contrasts
similar
劳累
láolèi
tired
Feeling physically tired from work.
opposite
轻松
qīngsōng
relaxed
The opposite of hard work; feeling easy and light.
related
努力
nǔlì
hardworking
Putting in a lot of effort, which can lead to feeling 辛苦.