How to Say ‘You've worked hard.’ in Traditional Chinese
你辛苦了。
nǐ xīn kǔ le
[nee shin koo luh]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: [你辛苦了。] is very common in Taiwan to acknowledge someone's effort, not just physical hardship. In a tense situation like a fare dispute, it can soften the mood and show you're not attacking the driver personally.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A common second-person pronoun meaning "you." In conversation, it addresses the other person directly.
你辛苦了，車資的事情我再確認一下。
You've worked hard; I'll double-check the fare issue.
辛苦了
xīn kǔ le
you've worked hard; thanks for your hard work
A polite phrase used to thank someone for their effort.
今天辛苦了。
Thanks for your hard work today.
Words in this phrase
辛苦
xīn kǔ
[shin koo]
hard work; toilsome
Used to acknowledge someone's effort or trouble. In Taiwan, saying 辛苦了 is a polite way to thank or recognize effort.
司機先生，今天你辛苦了，不過這筆車資我想再確認。
Sir driver, you've worked hard today, but I'd like to double-check this fare.
了
le
[luh]
completed action particle; sentence-ending particle
A very common particle. Here in 你辛苦了, it softens the statement and marks a change of state or completed feeling.
你辛苦了，這樣說聽起來比較客氣。
You've worked hard; saying it this way sounds more polite.
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