艰难 艱難
艰难 艱難 jiān nán ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ gaan1 naan4 HSK 5 流利級 · Level 5
- difficult
- hard
- challenging
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艰 艱
- 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
- 艰险 艱險 jiān xiǎn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˇ gaan1 him2 difficult and dangerous
- 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3 to struggle arduously
Show 12 more words with 艰 艱
- 丁艰 丁艱 dīng jiān ㄉㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ ding1 gaan1 (literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
- 艰巨 艱巨 jiān jù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄩˋ gaan1 geoi6 variant of 艰巨
- 艰深 艱深 jiān shēn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄣ gaan1 sam1 abstruse
- 艰巨性 艱巨性 jiān jù xìng ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ gaan1 geoi6 sing3 arduousness
- 不避艰险 不避艱險 bù bì jiān xiǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˇ bat1 bei6 gaan1 him2 shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger
- 人艰不拆 人艱不拆 rén jiān bù chāi ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄞ jan4 gaan1 bat1 caak3 life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
- 备尝艰苦 備嘗艱苦 bèi cháng jiān kǔ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ bei6 soeng4 gaan1 fu2 see 备尝辛苦
- 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)
- 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)
- 艰深晦涩 艱深晦澀 jiān shēn huì sè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄜˋ gaan1 sam1 fui3 gip3 abstruse and unfathomable (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)
难 難
- 刁难 刁難 diāo nàn ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ diu1 naan4 to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
- 困难 困難 kùn nan ㄎㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄋㄢ kwan3 naan4 difficult
- 灾难 災難 zāi nàn ㄗㄞ ㄋㄢˋ zoi1 naan6 disaster; catastrophe
- 为难 為難 wéi nán ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ wai4 naan4 to feel embarrassed or awkward
- 磨难 磨難 mó nàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ mo4 naan6 a torment
Show 15 more words with 难 難
- 空难 空難 kōng nàn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˋ hung1 naan6 air crash
- 罹难 罹難 lí nàn ㄌㄧˊ ㄋㄢˋ lei4 naan6 to die in an accident or disaster
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 遇难 遇難 yù nàn ㄩˋ ㄋㄢˋ jyu6 naan6 to perish
- 避难 避難 bì nàn ㄅㄧˋ ㄋㄢˋ bei6 naan4 to take refuge; to seek asylum
- 难以 難以 nán yǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ naan4 ji5 hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 难免 難免 nán miǎn ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ naan4 min5 hard to avoid
- 难受 難受 nán shòu ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ naan4 sau6 to feel unwell
- 难堪 難堪 nán kān ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄢ naan4 ham1 hard to take
- 难度 難度 nán dù ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ naan4 dou6 degree of difficulty
- 难得 難得 nán dé ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄜˊ naan4 dak1 seldom
- 难忘 難忘 nán wàng ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ naan4 mong4 unforgettable
- 难怪 難怪 nán guài ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ naan4 gwaai3 (it's) no wonder (that...)
- 难民 難民 nàn mín ㄋㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ naan6 man4 refugee
- 难看 難看 nán kàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄢˋ naan4 hon3 ugly
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)
- 碍难从命 礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng ㄞˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ngoi6 naan4 cung4 ming6 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
- 百般刁难 百般刁難 bǎi bān diāo nàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄢ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ baak3 bun1 diu1 naan4 (idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties
- 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
Show 7 more idioms with 难 難
- 插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi ㄔㄚ ㄔˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ caap3 ci3 naan4 fei1 lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 unable to move a single step (idiom)
- 大难临头 大難臨頭 dà nàn lín tóu ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ daai6 naan4 lam4 tau4 to be facing imminent calamity (idiom)
- 多难兴邦 多難興邦 duō nàn xīng bāng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄅㄤ do1 naan4 hing1 bong1 much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
- 法网难逃 法網難逃 fǎ wǎng nán táo ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄠˊ faat3 mong5 naan4 tou4 it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
- 覆水难收 覆水難收 fù shuǐ nán shōu ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ fuk1 seoi2 naan4 sau1 spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
Example sentences
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这 這 是 个 個 很 艰难 艱難 的 斗争 鬥爭 。
It was an uphill struggle.
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这个 這個 月 我 过得 過得 有点 有點 艰难 艱難 。
This month was kind of difficult.
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这 這 名 老 妇 婦 艰难 艱難 地 爬上 楼梯 樓梯 。
The old lady climbed the stairs with difficulty.
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我 想 让 讓 她 干 乾 这 這 项 項 艰难 艱難 的 工作 。
I want to leave this difficult job to her.
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自此 之后 之後 ， 他 过 過 着 著 艰难 艱難 的 生活 。
Since then, he lives a tough life.
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