艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu

to struggle arduously

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to struggle arduously

Characters

Character Meaning
艱 jiān
difficult; hard; hardship
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
奮 fèn
to exert oneself (bound form)
鬥 dòu
to fight; to contend; to struggle