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国事多艰 — “Public affairs are fraught with difficulties”

国事多艰 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a difficult and precarious situation with many problems or ongoing hardships”. Literally, “Public affairs are fraught with difficulties”.

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国事多艰 Pronunciation and Pinyin

国事多艰 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
国
guó8country or China
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
多
duō6many, much, more
艰
jiān8difficult and arduous

Example Sentence with 国事多艰

公司最近运营不善,各项业务都遇到瓶颈,真是国事多艰啊,大家都在为未来担忧。
The company's recent operations have not been going well, and all business segments have hit bottlenecks. It's truly a time of many difficulties, and everyone is worried about the future.

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Synonyms of 国事多艰

  • guó国jiā家duō多gù故a nation in turmoil

More idioms starting with 国

  • guó国zhōng中zhī之guó国autonomous power within a state
  • guó国zhī之sì四wéi维four cardinal principles of a nation
  • guó国zhī之cún存wáng亡,,pǐ匹fū夫yǒu有zé责Every individual is responsible for national fate
  • guó国zhī之jiāng将wáng亡,,bì必yǒu有yāo妖niè孽Ominous signs precede a major collapse
  • guó国zhī之gān干chéng城pillar and bulwark of the nation
  • guó国shì事tiáo蜩táng螗national affairs in great turmoil
  • guó国rén人jiē皆yuē曰kě可shā杀universally condemned to death
  • guó国chóu仇jiā家hèn恨national and personal hatred
  • guó国yǐ以mín民wèi为běn本,,mín民yǐ以shí食wéi为tiān天People are the foundation, food is paramount
  • guó国lì利mín民fú福national prosperity and people's well-being
  • guó国kùn困mín民qióng穷country impoverished, people destitute
  • guó国shì士wú无shuāng双An unparalleled national talent

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What does 国事多艰 mean?

国事多艰 (guó shì duō jiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a difficult and precarious situation with many problems or ongoing hardships”.

How do you pronounce 国事多艰?

国事多艰 is pronounced guó shì duō jiān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 国事多艰 literally mean?

Literally, 国事多艰 means “Public affairs are fraught with difficulties”. It is used to mean “a difficult and precarious situation with many problems or ongoing hardships”.

What is the Chinese definition of 国事多艰?

国家连续出现重大事故。形容国家局势不安定

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