艰苦

艱苦

jiān kǔ

HSK 5

difficult, hard, arduous

adjective

Example Sentences

这项任务非常艰苦。

zhèxiàng rènwù fēicháng jiānkǔ 。

This task is very difficult.

他们在艰苦的条件下工作。

tāmen zài jiānkǔ de tiáojiànxià gōngzuò 。

They work under difficult conditions.

经历了艰苦的训练，他终于成功了。

jīnglì le jiānkǔ de xùnliàn ， tā zhōngyú chénggōng le 。

After enduring hard training, he finally succeeded.

Individual Characters

difficult, hard, hardship

bitter, hardship, pain, to suffer

Words with similar meanings

This is a more general term that can describe something difficult, but may not convey the intensity of hardship as '艰苦' does.

This term emphasizes the effort or toil involved, similar to '艰苦', but is often used to describe the labor aspect specifically.

Words Starting With 艰

艰巨jiān jù

arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable

艰难jiān nán

difficult; hard; challenging

Words Ending With 苦

hard; exhausting; with much toil; thanks for your trouble

hardworking; assiduous

痛苦tòng kǔ

pain; suffering; painful

to bear; hardships

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