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辛

xīn · xin/Xīn · xin

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Meaning

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xīn 辛

  1. (of taste) hot or pungent
  2. hard
  3. laborious
  4. suffering
  5. eighth in order
  6. eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān)
  7. letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 285°
  9. octa

Xīn 辛

  1. surname Xin

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)道(dào)菜(cài)味(wèi)道(dào)很(hěn)辛(xīn)，孩(hái)子(zi)不(bú)太(tài)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)。

This dish tastes very pungent, so the child doesn't like it much.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)辛(xīn)苦(kǔ)工(gōng)作(zuò)，只(zhǐ)为(wèi)让(ràng)家(jiā)人(rén)过(guò)得(de)更(gèng)好(hǎo)。

He works hard every day just to let his family live better.

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