HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 7–9 · noun · Practice

苦难

kǔnàn

suffering; hardship; misery

那场战争给人们带来了很多苦难。

Nà chǎng zhànzhēng gěi rén men dài láile hěn duō kǔnàn。

That war brought a lot of suffering to people.

← 苦尽甘来kǔjìn-gānlái 苦恼kǔnǎo →
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 苦 kǔ bitter; hard; to suffer (苦) 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 辛苦 xīnkǔ hard; exhausting; toilsome; to work hard 艰苦 jiānkǔ hard; arduous; difficult; tough; strenuous
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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