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艰苦

jiānkǔ

Traditional: 艱苦

difficult

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Meaning of 艰苦 in English

jiānkǔHSK 5adjectiveSyllabus #2564
  1. difficult
  2. hard
  3. arduous

Example sentences

  1. 生活很艰苦。
    shēng huó hěn jiān kǔ。
    Life has been very hard.
    Tatoeba #6132212 by verdastelo9604 · #4666218 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 艰

艰难HSK 6艰辛HSK 6艰巨HSK 7–9艰险HSK 7–9
苦 on its own →
kǔ · bitter

HSK words with 苦

苦HSK 4辛苦HSK 4痛苦HSK 5酸甜苦辣HSK 5吃苦HSK 7–9何苦HSK 7–9刻苦HSK 7–9苦难HSK 7–9苦恼HSK 7–9苦涩HSK 7–9

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