艰苦奋斗 jiān kǔ fèn dòu

to struggle arduously

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 47162nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to struggle arduously

Characters

Character Meaning
艰 jiān HSK 5
difficult; hard; hardship
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
奋 fèn HSK 4
to exert oneself (bound form)
斗 dòu HSK 5
to fight; to contend; to struggle