Chinese Word: 艰 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

艰 (Trad.: 艱)HSK 5

Pinyin: jiān

English Definition: difficult; hard; hardship

Chinese Definition:
①困难：艰难。艰辛。艰险。艰深。艰涩(形容晦涩难懂的文词)。艰贞(处境艰难而能忠贞不移)。艰苦卓绝(艰苦程度超过一切，无可比拟)。
②旧时指父母亲丧事：丁艰。母艰。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 艮

Pictophonetic:堇 indicates the sound; 艮 (tough) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 又 [ yòu ] and, also, again, in addition
- 艮 [ gěn ] blunt; tough, chewy

Similar Characters: 银

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艰难HSK 6	jiān nán	difficult; hard; challenging
艰苦HSK 5	jiān kǔ	difficult; hard; arduous
艰巨HSK 5	jiān jù	arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable
艰辛	jiān xīn	hardships; arduous; difficult
艰险	jiān xiǎn	difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils

1		wǒ men 我们 miàn lín 面临 zhe 着 jiān nán 艰难 de 的 jīng jì 经济 xíng shì 形势。 We are faced with difficult economic situation.
2		tā men 他们 gòng tóng 共同 wán chéng 完成 le 了 zhè xiàng 这项 jiān jù 艰巨 rèn wu 任务。 They jointly completed this arduous task.
3		tā 他 yǐ jīng 已经 jīng lì 经历 le 了 hěn duō 很多 jiān nán 艰难 de 的 suì yuè 岁月。 He has been through many difficult years.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎo shí hou 小时候 zhù zài 住在 nóng cūn 农村， shēng huó 生活 fēi cháng 非常 jiān kǔ 艰苦。 When I was a child, I lived in the countryside, and life was very hard.
5		zhè ge 这个 xiàng mù 项目 xū yào 需要 jīng lì 经历 cháng qī 长期 jiān kǔ 艰苦 de 的 shí jiàn 实践。 This project requires extended and arduous practice.

1		wǒ men 我们 miàn lín 面临 zhe 着 jiān nán 艰难 de 的 jīng jì 经济 xíng shì 形势。 We are faced with difficult economic situation.
2		tā men 他们 gòng tóng 共同 wán chéng 完成 le 了 zhè xiàng 这项 jiān jù 艰巨 rèn wu 任务。 They jointly completed this arduous task.
3		tā 他 yǐ jīng 已经 jīng lì 经历 le 了 hěn duō 很多 jiān nán 艰难 de 的 suì yuè 岁月。 He has been through many difficult years.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎo shí hou 小时候 zhù zài 住在 nóng cūn 农村， shēng huó 生活 fēi cháng 非常 jiān kǔ 艰苦。 When I was a child, I lived in the countryside, and life was very hard.
5		zhè ge 这个 xiàng mù 项目 xū yào 需要 jīng lì 经历 cháng qī 长期 jiān kǔ 艰苦 de 的 shí jiàn 实践。 This project requires extended and arduous practice.