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坎坷

kǎnkě

(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes

HSK 7–9

Meaning of 坎坷 in English

kǎnkěHSK 7–9adjectiveSyllabus #7726
  1. (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences