Malay dictionary
susah-payah
great effort and toil involved in completing a task
Meanings
- 1performing an action with much struggle or painstakingly
- 2great effort and toil involved in completing a task
- 3hardships or difficulties encountered in life
Examples
Segala susah-payah kamu belajar akhirnya membuahkan hasil.
All the hard work you put into studying finally bore fruit.
Kita perlu tabah menghadapi segala susah-payah dalam hidup.
We need to be resilient in facing all the hardships in life.
Kejayaan ini adalah hasil susah-payah kita bersama selama ini.
This success is the result of our collective great effort all this while.
Pelajar itu susah-payah mengulang kaji pelajaran sehingga lewat malam demi peperiksaan akhir.
The student struggled to revise his lessons until late at night for the final exam.
Ibu bapa sanggup menanggung segala susah-payah demi masa depan anak-anak.
Parents are willing to endure all the great effort for the sake of their children's future.
Dia susah-payah mendaki bukit itu untuk melihat pemandangan matahari terbenam.
He painstakingly climbed the hill to see the sunset view.
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Antonymssenang-senang, kesenangan
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