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艰难曲折 — “Full of hardships and twists”

艰难曲折 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “full of hardships and twists”. Arduous and tortuous; difficult and complicated. Literally, “arduous and tortuous”.

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艰难曲折 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 艰jiān
  • 难nán
  • 曲qū
  • 折zhé

艰难曲折 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
艰
jiān8difficult and arduous
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
曲
qū6song, tune, or opera
折
zhé7break, bend, or discount

Example Sentence with 艰难曲折

他们创业的道路虽然艰难曲折,但最终取得了成功。
Although their entrepreneurial journey was arduous and full of twists, they eventually achieved success.

Idioms Related to 艰难曲折

Antonyms of 艰难曲折

  • yī一fān帆fēng风shùn顺everything goes smoothly

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kùn困kǔ苦severe hardships and difficulties
  • 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 艰难曲折

What does 艰难曲折 mean?
艰难曲折 (jiān nán qū zhé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “full of hardships and twists”.
How do you pronounce 艰难曲折?
艰难曲折 is pronounced jiān nán qū zhé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 艰难曲折 literally mean?
Literally, 艰难曲折 means “arduous and tortuous”. It is used to mean “full of hardships and twists”.
What is the Chinese definition of 艰难曲折?
困难和曲折。
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