How to Say ‘Thanks for your hard work.’ in Traditional Chinese
辛苦了
xīn kǔ le
[xīnkǔ le]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: 辛苦了 (xīn kǔ le) is a warm way to thank anyone who just worked for you, like a driver or delivery person. Saying it after a dispute shows there are no hard feelings.
Phrase Breakdown
辛苦
xīn kǔ
[xīnkǔ]
hard work; toilsome
With 了, thanks someone for their effort.
工作很辛苦。
The work is hard.
了
le
[le]
particle (change/emphasis)
Sentence-final particle marking a situation.
你辛苦了。
Thanks for your hard work.
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