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千难万苦 — “Countless difficulties and hardships”

千难万苦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Countless difficulties and hardships”. Immense suffering; trials and tribulations. Literally, “A thousand difficulties and ten thousand hardships”.

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千难万苦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

千难万苦 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
千
qiān3thousand, many
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
万
wàn3ten thousand
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering

Example Sentence with 千难万苦

他为了实现自己的梦想,经历了千难万苦,最终才取得了成功。
To achieve his dream, he went through countless difficulties and hardships, finally succeeding.

Idioms Related to 千难万苦

Synonyms of 千难万苦

  • qiān千xīn辛wàn万kǔ苦innumerable hardships and untold difficulties

More idioms starting with 千

  • qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are invaluable
  • qiān千sī丝wàn万lǚ缕numerous intricate and complex connections
  • qiān千chéng乘wàn万qí骑Magnificent array of chariots and cavalry
  • qiān千shèng乘zhī之guó国A powerful feudal state
  • qiān千chéng乘zhī之wáng王A paramount sovereign or emperor
  • qiān千le了wàn万dàng当everything properly settled and arranged
  • qiān千liǎo了bǎi百liǎo了Everything is settled
  • qiān千liǎo了bǎi百dàng当Everything properly arranged and settled
  • qiān千rén人yī一miàn面all the same; lacking originality
  • qiān千rén人suǒ所zhǐ指universally condemned
  • qiān千rén人nuò诺nuò诺,,bù不rú如yī一shì士è谔è谔One honest critic is better than a thousand yes-men
  • qiān千chóu仇wàn万hèn恨countless grudges and deep hatred

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Questions about 千难万苦

What does 千难万苦 mean?

千难万苦 (qiān nán wàn kǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Countless difficulties and hardships”.

How do you pronounce 千难万苦?

千难万苦 is pronounced qiān nán wàn kǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 千难万苦 literally mean?

Literally, 千难万苦 means “a thousand difficulties and ten thousand hardships”. It is used to mean “Countless difficulties and hardships”.

What is the Chinese definition of 千难万苦?

犹千辛万苦。各种各样的艰难困苦。

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