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艰食 Pronunciation and Pinyin

艰食 Usage and Examples

hardship food

meager fare

scanty provisions

The characters in 艰食

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
艰
jiān8difficult and arduous
食
shí9eat food eclipse

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Difficult and arduous.
  • jiān艰kǔ苦nǔ努lì力hard work, strenuous effort
  • jiān艰kǔ苦xué学xí习study hard, intensive study

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Questions about 艰食

What does 艰食 mean in Chinese?

艰食 (jiān shí) means “hardship food, meager fare, scanty provisions”.

How do you pronounce 艰食?

艰食 is pronounced jiān shí in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “hardship food” in Chinese?

“hardship food” is 艰食 (jiān shí) in Chinese.

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