susah-payah
Meanings
Examples
- Ibu bapa sanggup menanggung segala susah-payah demi masa depan anak-anak.B2
Parents are willing to endure all the great effort for the sake of their children's future.
- Segala susah-payah kamu belajar akhirnya membuahkan hasil.B1
All the hard work you put into studying finally bore fruit.
Word family
Other family forms
- susahdifficult
All examples
great effort and toil involved in completing a taskNoun
- Ibu bapa sanggup menanggung segala susah-payah demi masa depan anak-anak.B2
Parents are willing to endure all the great effort for the sake of their children's future.
- Segala susah-payah kamu belajar akhirnya membuahkan hasil.B1
All the hard work you put into studying finally bore fruit.
- Kejayaan ini adalah hasil susah-payah kita bersama selama ini.B1
This success is the result of our collective great effort all this while.
- Projek mega ini akhirnya berjaya disiapkan setelah bertahun-tahun susah-payah para jurutera.B2
This mega project was finally successfully completed after years of the engineers' great effort.
hardships or difficulties encountered in lifeNoun
- Kita tidak boleh melupakan susah-payah para pejuang kemerdekaan negara.C1
We must not forget the hardships of the country's independence fighters.
- Kita perlu tabah menghadapi segala susah-payah dalam hidup.B1
We need to be resilient in facing all the hardships in life.
- Generasi muda perlu menghargai keamanan negara tanpa perlu merasai susah-payah peperangan.C1
The younger generation needs to appreciate the country's peace without having to experience the hardships of war.
performing an action with much struggle or painstakinglyAdv
- Dia susah-payah mendaki bukit itu untuk melihat pemandangan matahari terbenam.B2
He painstakingly climbed the hill to see the sunset view.
- Dia susah-payah mencari rezeki untuk menyara keluarganya yang besar.B2
He struggled to earn a living to support his large family.
- Wanita tua itu susah-payah berjalan kaki ke pasar setiap pagi.B2
The old woman painstakingly walked to the market every morning.
- Pakar bedah itu susah-payah menjahit luka yang halus itu dengan penuh teliti.C1
The surgeon painstakingly stitched that fine wound with great care.
- Pelajar itu susah-payah mengulang kaji pelajaran sehingga lewat malam demi peperiksaan akhir.B1
The student struggled to revise his lessons until late at night for the final exam.