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艰苦岁月
艰苦岁月
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艰苦岁月 Pronunciation and Pinyin

艰苦岁月 Usage and Examples

hard times

difficult years

tough times

这也就难怪最后他们怀旧地回望当初的艰苦岁月。

No wonder they end up looking back on the period of adversity with nostalgia.

我一直心系我的祖国苏里南,目前她正经历着一段艰苦岁月。

I am very close to my nation, Suriname, which is going through a difficult period.

The characters in 艰苦岁月

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
艰
jiān8difficult and arduous
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
岁
suì6year or age
月
yuè4moon or month

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 艰苦岁月

What does 艰苦岁月 mean in Chinese?

艰苦岁月 (jiān kǔ suì yuè) means “hard times, difficult years, tough times”.

How do you pronounce 艰苦岁月?

艰苦岁月 is pronounced jiān kǔ suì yuè in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “hard times” in Chinese?

“hard times” is 艰苦岁月 (jiān kǔ suì yuè) in Chinese.

How is 艰苦岁月 used in a sentence?

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

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