千辛万苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ

to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 24505th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
  2. 2. with difficulty
  3. 3. after some effort

Characters

Character Meaning
千 qiān HSK 2
thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
辛 xīn HSK 4
(of taste) hot or pungent; laborious; suffering
万 wàn HSK 3
ten thousand; a great number; surname Wan
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship