艰难困苦 — “Severe hardships and difficulties”
艰难困苦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “severe hardships and difficulties”. Trials and tribulations; arduous struggles. Literally, “difficult and bitter; arduous and distressed”.
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艰难困苦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
艰难困苦 Character Breakdown
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他回忆起创业初期，经历了无数艰难困苦，才有了今天的成就。
He recalled that in the early days of starting his business, he went through countless severe hardships and difficulties before achieving today's success.
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More idioms starting with 艰
- jiān艰shēn深huì晦sè涩profound and obscure
- jiān艰kǔ苦chuàng创yè业start an enterprise with arduous efforts
- jiān艰kǔ苦zhuó卓jué绝extremely arduous and tenacious
- jiān艰kǔ苦fèn奋dòu斗struggle arduously
- jiān艰kǔ苦pǔ朴sù素hard struggle and plain living
- 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
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What does 艰难困苦 mean?
艰难困苦 (jiān nán kùn kǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “severe hardships and difficulties”.
How do you pronounce 艰难困苦?
艰难困苦 is pronounced jiān nán kùn kǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 艰难困苦 literally mean?
Literally, 艰难困苦 means “difficult and bitter; arduous and distressed”. It is used to mean “severe hardships and difficulties”.
What is the Chinese definition of 艰难困苦?
形容处境艰苦，困难重重。