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艰苦

艱苦
jiān kǔ
HSK 5
difficult, hard, arduous
adjective

Example Sentences

这项任务非常艰苦。
zhèxiàng rènwù fēicháng jiānkǔ 。
This task is very difficult.
他们在艰苦的条件下工作。
tāmen zài jiānkǔ de tiáojiànxià gōngzuò 。
They work under difficult conditions.
经历了艰苦的训练，他终于成功了。
jīnglì le jiānkǔ de xùnliàn ， tā zhōngyú chénggōng le 。
After enduring hard training, he finally succeeded.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

困难kùnnán
difficult
This is a more general term that can describe something difficult, but may not convey the intensity of hardship as '艰苦' does.
辛苦xīnkǔ
hard
This term emphasizes the effort or toil involved, similar to '艰苦', but is often used to describe the labor aspect specifically.

Words Starting With 艰

艰巨jiān jù
arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable
艰难jiān nán
difficult; hard; challenging

Words Ending With 苦

辛苦xīn kǔ
hard; exhausting; with much toil; thanks for your trouble
刻苦kè kǔ
hardworking; assiduous
痛苦tòng kǔ
pain; suffering; painful
吃苦chī kǔ
to bear; hardships

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Individual Characters

艰jiān
difficult, hard, hardship
HSK 4
苦kǔ
bitter, hardship, pain, to suffer

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