艱苦 jiān kǔ

difficult; hard; arduous

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. difficult
  2. 2. hard
  3. 3. arduous

Characters

Character Meaning
艱 jiān
difficult; hard; hardship
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship