HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 5 · adjective · Practice

艰苦

jiānkǔ

hard; arduous; difficult; tough; strenuous

山区的生活很艰苦。

Shānqū de shēnghuó hěn jiānkǔ.

Life in the mountains is hard.

艰苦的生活磨炼了他的意志。

Jiānkǔ de shēnghuó móliànle tā de yìzhì。

A hard life tempered his will.

← 坚强jiānqiáng 捡jiǎn →
苦 kǔ bitter; hard; to suffer (苦) 辛苦 xīnkǔ hard; exhausting; toilsome; to work hard 酸甜苦辣 suān-tián-kǔ-là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy; the ups and downs of life 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; suffering; painful; miserable 艰难 jiānnán difficult; hard; arduous 艰辛 jiānxīn hardships; arduous; difficult 吃苦 chīkǔ to endure hardship; to bear hardships 愁眉苦脸 chóuméi-kǔliǎn frowning and worried; wearing a sad, troubled look 何苦 hékǔ why bother; why take the trouble 艰巨 jiānjù arduous; formidable; difficult 艰险 jiānxiǎn dangerous; perilous; difficult and dangerous 刻苦 kèkǔ hardworking; diligent; assiduous
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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