艰
jiān
difficult, hard; distressing
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艮
- HSK
- 5
- Tone
- 1
Traditional form: 艱
Stroke order
Example sentences
生活很艰苦。
Shēng huó hěn jiān kǔ
Life has been very hard.
这是个很艰难的斗争。
Zhè shì gè hěn jiān nán de dòu zhēng
It was an uphill struggle.
这个月我过得有点艰难。
Zhè ge yuè wǒ guò de yǒu diǎn jiān nán
This month was kind of difficult.
自此之后,他过着艰难的生活。
Zì cǐ zhī hòu tā guo zhe jiān nán de shēng huó
Since then, he lives a tough life.
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Words containing 艰
- 艰难jiān nán 1–2 difficult; hard; challenging
- 艰苦jiān kǔ 1–3 difficult; hard; arduous
- 艰巨jiān jù 1–4 arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable
- 艰辛jiān xīn 1–1 hardships; arduous; difficult
- 艰苦奋斗jiān kǔ fèn dòu 1–3–4–4to struggle arduously
- 艰险jiān xiǎn 1–3 difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils