艰 jiān

difficult, hard; distressing

HSK 5 #1647

DEFINITIONS

  • difficult, hard
  • distressing
  • difficult
  • hard
  • hardship

STROKES

WORDS

艰苦 jiān kǔ
HSK 5
difficult; hard; arduous
艰巨 jiān jù
HSK 5
arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable
艰难 jiān nán
HSK 6
difficult; hard; challenging
艰辛 jiān xīn hardships; arduous; difficult
艰险 jiān xiǎn difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils
举步维艰 jǔ bù wéi jiān to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
艰难险阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
艰苦奋斗 jiān kǔ fèn dòu to struggle arduously
步履维艰 bù lǚ wéi jiān to have difficulty walking (idiom); to walk with difficulty
丁艰 dīng jiān (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
不避艰险 bù bì jiān xiǎn shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger; make light of difficulties and dangers
人艰不拆 rén jiān bù chāi life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
艰巨性 jiān jù xìng arduousness; formidability; difficulty
艰深 jiān shēn abstruse; complicated
艰深晦涩 jiān shēn huì sè abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
艰苦朴素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
时艰 shí jiān difficult times; adversity
艰涩 jiān sè difficult to understand; harsh and unpleasant in manner or expression
步履艰难 bù lǚ jiān nán walk with difficulty; a difficult and laborious walk
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