A1 · reviewed · real-chinese

辛苦了。

Thanks for the hard work.
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Practice path

Make this line survive without the page.

Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.

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Scene

When to use it

Thanking a coworker, teammate, driver, helper, or service worker for effort.

Risk

safe

With close friends it is fine; with very senior people, use a respectful tone and context.

Literal

You worked hard.

辛苦了 is culturally important because it thanks effort, not just the result.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

Run the 4-step recall
01 Thanks for your hard work today.
02 Thanks, everyone, for the hard work.

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A The file has been sent.
B Thanks for the hard work.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 Thanks for the effort.
02 Thank you. More general.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 辛苦了。 mean?

Answer: Thanks for the hard work.

辛苦了 is culturally important because it thanks effort, not just the result.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 辛苦了。

Answer: xīn kǔ le.

辛苦了。 is pronounced xīn kǔ le.

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03 · Which line thanks someone for effort?

Answer: 辛苦了。

Thanking a coworker, teammate, driver, helper, or service worker for effort.

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