jiān

difficult, hard; distressing

HSK 5 #1647

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

苦 jiān kǔ difficult; hard; arduous
巨 jiān jù arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable
难 jiān nán difficult; hard; challenging
辛 jiān xīn hardships; arduous; difficult
险 jiān xiǎn difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils
举步维 jǔ bù wéi jiān to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
难险阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
苦奋斗 jiān kǔ fèn dòu to struggle arduously
步履维 bù lǚ wéi jiān to have difficulty walking (idiom); to walk with difficulty
dīng jiān (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
不避险 bù bì jiān xiǎn shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger; make light of difficulties and dangers
不拆 rén jiān bù chāi life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
巨性 jiān jù xìng arduousness; formidability; difficulty
深 jiān shēn abstruse; complicated
深晦涩 jiān shēn huì sè abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
苦朴素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
shí jiān difficult times; adversity
涩 jiān sè grim, harsh; acerbic, sardonic
步履难 bù lǚ jiān nán walk with difficulty; a difficult and laborious walk
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