坎坷不平 kǎn kě bù píng

DEFINITIONS

  1. potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes

CHARACTERS

坎 kǎn pit, hole; snare, trap; crisis
坷 kě clod of earth, lump of soil
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
平 píng
HSK 3
flat, level, even; peaceful