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艰苦奋斗 — “To struggle arduously”

艰苦奋斗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to struggle arduously”. To work hard and strive persistently against difficulties. Literally, “arduous struggle”.

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艰苦奋斗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 艰jiān
  • 苦kǔ
  • 奋fèn
  • 斗dòu

艰苦奋斗 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
艰
jiān8difficult and arduous
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
奋
fèn8strive vigorously
斗
dòu4fight, struggle, contend

Example Sentence with 艰苦奋斗

他们通过艰苦奋斗,最终实现了自己的梦想。
Through arduous struggle, they eventually realized their dreams.

Idioms Related to 艰苦奋斗

Synonyms of 艰苦奋斗

  • fèn奋fā发tú图qiáng强strive for prosperity and strength
  • zì自lì力gēng更shēng生rely on one's own efforts
  • jiān艰kǔ苦chuàng创yè业start an enterprise with arduous efforts

Antonyms of 艰苦奋斗

  • huā花tiān天jiǔ酒dì地indulge in debauchery and excessive sensual pleasures

More idioms starting with 艰

  • jiān艰shēn深huì晦sè涩profound and obscure
  • jiān艰kǔ苦zhuó卓jué绝extremely arduous and tenacious
  • jiān艰kǔ苦pǔ朴sù素hard struggle and plain living
  • jiān艰nán难kùn困kǔ苦severe hardships and difficulties
  • jiān艰nán难qū曲zhé折arduous and tortuous
  • jiān艰nán难yù玉chéng成achieve success through hardship
  • jiān艰nán难jié竭jué蹶struggle in extreme poverty
  • jiān艰nán难xiǎn险zǔ阻arduous difficulties and perilous obstacles
  • jiān艰shí食xiān鲜shí食grains and fresh delicacies

Questions about 艰苦奋斗

What does 艰苦奋斗 mean?
艰苦奋斗 (jiān kǔ fèn dòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to struggle arduously”.
How do you pronounce 艰苦奋斗?
艰苦奋斗 is pronounced jiān kǔ fèn dòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 艰苦奋斗 literally mean?
Literally, 艰苦奋斗 means “arduous struggle”. It is used to mean “to struggle arduously”.
What is the Chinese definition of 艰苦奋斗?
不怕艰难困苦,坚持英勇斗争。
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