What does 수고 mean?
수고 means "Thank you for your hard work" in Korean.
How it works here
‘수고’ refers to the other person’s effort, and the honorific ending makes the expression polite.
When it's used
Used as a greeting or closing after work to acknowledge someone’s effort.
The line
수고하셨습니다.
Thank you for your hard work.
Exchanging greetings after finishing work and expressing appreciation.
Scene from “[GOING SEVENTEEN 2020] EP.45 TTT #2 (Hyperrealism Ver.)” · Channel: SEVENTEEN Watch on YouTube
More examples
이번 행사 준비에 정말 많은 수고가 들어갔어요.
A great deal of effort went into preparing this event.
부모님의 수고를 이제야 조금 알 것 같아요.
I think I’m only now beginning to understand my parents’ efforts.
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What does this mean here?
수고
수고하셨습니다.
Thank you for your hard work.
- Joy; delight
- Effort; hard work
- Anger; rage
- Promise; oath
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Effort; hard work
‘수고하셨습니다’ is a fixed polite expression. Depending on the relationship, it can sound inappropriate toward a superior.
Other words in this line
- 수고하셨습니다
- Thank you for your hard work
- 하다
- To do
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