Character

艱 jiān

difficult, hard; distressing

丁艱 dīng jiān	(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
不避艱險 bù bì jiān xiǎn	shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger; make light of difficulties and dangers
人艱不拆 rén jiān bù chāi	life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
步履維艱 bù lǚ wéi jiān	to have difficulty walking (idiom); to walk with difficulty
舉步維艱 jǔ bù wéi jiān	to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
艱巨 jiān jù	arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable
艱巨性 jiān jù xìng	arduousness; formidability; difficulty
艱深 jiān shēn	abstruse; complicated
艱深晦澀 jiān shēn huì sè	abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
艱苦 jiān kǔ	difficult; hard; arduous
艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu	to struggle arduously
艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù	leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
艱辛 jiān xīn	hardships; arduous; difficult
艱險 jiān xiǎn	difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils
艱難 jiān nán	difficult; hard; challenging
艱難險阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ	untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)

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