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艰难竭蹶
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艰难竭蹶

艰难竭蹶 — “To live in extreme poverty and hardship”

艰难竭蹶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in extreme poverty and hardship”. Struggling financially with very limited resources. Literally, “hardship and stumbling struggle”.

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艰难竭蹶 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 艰jiān
  • 难nán
  • 竭jié
  • 蹶jué

艰难竭蹶 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
艰
jiān8difficult and arduous
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
竭
jié14exhaust, use up, do utmost
蹶
jué19stumble and fall

Example Sentence with 艰难竭蹶

尽管家境艰难竭蹶,他们一家人仍然相互扶持,努力改善生活。
Although their family was experiencing great hardship and destitution, they still supported each other and worked hard to improve their lives.

Idioms Related to 艰难竭蹶

Synonyms of 艰难竭蹶

  • jiān艰kǔ苦zhuó卓jué绝extremely arduous and tenacious
  • jī饥hán寒jiāo交pò迫suffering from hunger and cold

Antonyms of 艰难竭蹶

  • fēng丰yī衣zú足shí食ample food and clothing
  • jiā家jǐ给rén人zú足families well-provided, people content

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qū曲zhé折arduous and tortuous
  • jiān艰nán难yù玉chéng成achieve success through hardship
  • 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 艰难竭蹶

What does 艰难竭蹶 mean?
艰难竭蹶 (jiān nán jié jué) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in extreme poverty and hardship”.
How do you pronounce 艰难竭蹶?
艰难竭蹶 is pronounced jiān nán jié jué in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 艰难竭蹶 literally mean?
Literally, 艰难竭蹶 means “hardship and stumbling struggle”. It is used to mean “to live in extreme poverty and hardship”.
What is the Chinese definition of 艰难竭蹶?
竭蹶:赶路跌跌撞撞的样子,引伸为资财匮乏。形容收入少,生活艰难。
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