HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 6 · adjective · Practice

艰难

jiānnán

difficult; hard; arduous

那几年他过得很艰难。

Nà jǐ nián tāguo de hěn jiānnán。

He lived very hard during those years.

← 肩膀jiānbǎng 艰辛jiānxīn →
难 nán difficult; hard; not easy 难过 nánguò sad; feeling bad; to have a hard time 难看 nánkàn ugly; hard to look at; dull (of a performance) 难题 nántí difficult problem; tough question 难听 nántīng unpleasant to hear; grating 困难 kùnnan difficult; hardship; difficulty; financial difficulties 难道 nándào could it be that...? (rhetorical marker) 难受 nánshòu to feel unwell; upset; uncomfortable 难忘 nánwàng unforgettable; memorable 艰苦 jiānkǔ hard; arduous; difficult; tough; strenuous 难得 nándé rare; hard to come by; seldom; rare and valuable 难度 nándù degree of difficulty; difficulty
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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