艰难

艱難
jiān nán
HSK 6
difficult, hard, challenging
adjective

Example Sentences

这道题太艰难了。
zhè dào tí tài jiānnán le 。
This question is too difficult.
她在国外生活得很艰难。
tāzài guówài shēnghuó déhěn jiānnán 。
She is living very difficultly abroad.
面对艰难的挑战，我们不能放弃。
miànduì jiānnán de tiǎozhàn ， wǒmen bùnéng fàngqì 。
We cannot give up in the face of difficult challenges.

Individual Characters

艰jiān
difficult, hard, hardship
HSK 3
难nán
difficult (to...), problem

Words with similar meanings

困难kùnnán
difficulties
This term is a more general and commonly used synonym for 'difficult', often referring to challenging situations rather than specific tasks.
辛苦xīnkǔ
hardworking; labored
This word emphasizes the effort and toil involved, conveying a sense of struggling through difficulties.

Words Starting With 艰

艰巨jiān jù
arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable
艰苦jiān kǔ
difficult; hard; arduous

Words Ending With 难

为难wéi nán
feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)

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