艰苦 jiānkǔ: Meaning and Pronunciation / HSK 5 UNDER CONSTRUCTION Audio https://mandarinmania.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jianku.mp3 艰苦 (jiānkǔ) English Meaning difficulthardarduous Traditional Characters: 艱苦 + is only found in HSK 5. 艰 forms words in: HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all. 苦 forms words in: HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all. Sample Sentences + Stroke Order & Character Components Add Your Heading Text Here as 苦 (kǔ): bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly 艹 (cao): vegetable古 (gǔ): ancient; old; paleo- Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing + + Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 苦 HSK 4 Word List苦 (kǔ): bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; painstaking辛苦 (xīn kǔ): hard; exhausting; with much toil; thanks for your troubleHSK 5 Word List艰苦 (jiān kǔ): difficult; hard; arduous刻苦 (kè kǔ): hardworking; assiduous痛苦 (tòng kǔ): pain; suffering; painful; CL: 個|个(gè)HSK 6 Word List吃苦 (chī kǔ): to bear; hardships苦尽甘来 (kǔ jìn gān lái): bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning苦涩 (kǔ sè): bitter and astringent; pained; agonized*CL: Classifier/Measure Word ←艰巨 jiān jù | 剪刀 jiǎn dāo→