千辛万苦 (qiān xīn wàn kǔ) — untold hardships, innumerable difficulties
Definition
A four-character idiom meaning countless hardships and difficulties, emphasizing the sheer volume of suffering endured. Often used with 经历 to describe overcoming adversity.
idiom
untold hardshipsinnumerable difficulties
Examples
- 千辛万苦。Fù mǔ jīng lì le qiān xīn wàn kǔ cái bǎ wǒ men fǔ yǎng chéng rén.Our parents went through untold hardships to raise us.
- 千辛万苦。Tā qiān xīn wàn kǔ dì zhǎo dào le shī sàn duō nián de qīn rén.He found his long-lost relatives after enduring countless hardships.
- 千辛万苦。Zhè xiàng gōng chéng níng jù le gōng rén men de qiān xīn wàn kǔ.This project embodies the untold hardships of the workers.
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