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艰苦 (jiānkǔ) English Meaning
- difficult
- hard
- arduous
Traditional Characters: 艱苦
艰 forms words in:
HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
苦 forms words in:
HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Sample Sentences
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Stroke Order & Character Components
艰 (jiān): difficult; hard; hardship
- 又 (yòu): still / hand
- 艮 (gěn): decided
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 艰
HSK 5 Word List
- 艰巨 (jiān jù): arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable
- 艰苦 (jiān kǔ): difficult; hard; arduous
HSK 6 Word List
- 艰难 (jiān nán): difficult; hard; challenging
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 trouble
HSK 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
