艰险
艰险艱險 jiān xiǎn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˇ gaan1 him2 HSK 7-9
- difficult and dangerous
- hardships and perils
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Practice writing
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
艰
- 艰苦艱苦 jiān kǔ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ gaan1 fu2 difficult
- 艰辛艱辛 jiān xīn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ gaan1 san1 hardships
- 艰巨艱鉅 jiān jù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄩˋ (of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult; challenging; demanding
- 艰难艱難 jiān nán ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ gaan1 naan4 difficult
- 艰苦奋斗艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3 to struggle arduously
- 丁艰丁艱 dīng jiān ㄉㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ ding1 gaan1 (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
Idioms with these characters
- 步履维艰步履維艱 bù lǚ wéi jiān ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄩˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ bou6 lei5 wai4 gaan1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
- 艰苦朴素艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaan1 fu2 pok3 sou3 leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
- 艰难险阻艱難險阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄨˇ gaan1 naan4 him2 zo2 untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
- 艰深晦涩艱深晦澀 jiān shēn huì sè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄜˋ gaan1 sam1 fui3 gip3 abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
- 举步维艰舉步維艱 jǔ bù wéi jiān ㄐㄩˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ geoi2 bou6 wai4 gaan1 to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
- 化险为夷化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 艰难险阻艱難險阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄨˇ gaan1 naan4 him2 zo2 untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
- 履险如夷履險如夷 lǚ xiǎn rú yí ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˊ lei5 him2 jyu4 ji4 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
- 抢险救灾搶險救災 qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄗㄞ coeng2 him2 gau3 zoi1 to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
- 山高水险山高水險 shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn ㄕㄢ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄢˇ saan1 gou1 seoi2 him2 lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift