difficult; hard; arduous (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
艱難
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Examples
他们在艰难的环境中生活了很多年。 tāmen zài jiānnán de huánjìng zhōng shēnghuóle hěnduō nián - They lived in difficult conditions for many years.
面对生活的种种艰难，他依然坚持希望。 miàn duì shēnghuó de zhǒngzhǒng jiānnán, tā yīrán jiānchí xīwàng - Faced with various hardships in life, he still clings to hope.
他们通过艰难时期，最终取得了成功。 tāmen tōngguò jiānnán shíqī, zuìzhōng qǔdéle chénggōng - They went through difficult times and eventually succeeded.
这个项目的完成经历了许多艰难的过程。 zhège xiàngmù de wánchéngle xùduō jiānnán de guòchéng - The completion of this project went through many difficult processes.
他们在这片艰难的土地上生活了一生。 tāmen zài zhè piàn jiānnán de tǔdì shàng shēnghuóle yīshēng - They lived their whole lives on this difficult land.
Characters
难 nán - hard; difficult | HSK 3
艰 jiān - difficult, hard |