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艰苦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

艰苦 Usage and Examples

Difficult and arduous.

他现在发现监狱生活“非常艰苦。”

He is finding prison life "real tough."

我们往后还有很多艰苦工作要做。

We've got a lot of hard work ahead.

The characters in 艰苦

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
艰
jiān8difficult and arduous
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering

More words starting with 艰

  • jiān艰wēi危difficulties and dangers
  • jiān艰jù巨Arduous and difficult; formidable.
  • jiān艰jù巨le了Difficult, Challenging
  • jiān艰jù巨rèn任wu务difficult task, arduous task
  • jiān艰jù巨de的arduous, formidable
  • jiān艰jù巨de的rèn任wu务difficult task, arduous task
  • jiān艰jù巨de的gōng工chéng程arduous project, challenging project
  • jiān艰sè涩obscure and difficult to understand
  • jiān艰shēn深abstruse; difficult to understand
  • jiān艰kǔ苦nǔ努lì力hard work, strenuous effort
  • jiān艰kǔ苦xué学xí习study hard, intensive study
  • jiān艰kǔ苦suì岁yuè月hard times, difficult years

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Questions about 艰苦

What does 艰苦 mean in Chinese?

艰苦 (jiān kǔ) means “Difficult and arduous”.

How do you pronounce 艰苦?

艰苦 is pronounced jiān kǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Difficult and arduous.” in Chinese?

“Difficult and arduous.” is 艰苦 (jiān kǔ) in Chinese.

How is 艰苦 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 艰苦, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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