difficult, hard, arduous
Animated Stroke Order 艰
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HSK Vocabulary: 艰
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 艰 is used in context
1
tā他
men们
guò过
zhe着
jiān艰
kǔ苦
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
They live a hard life.
2
tā他
dù度
guò过
le了
jiān艰
nán难
de的
shí时
qī期
。
He went through a difficult period.
3
chuàng创
yè业
zhī之
lù路
chōng充
mǎn满
jiān艰
xīn辛
。
The path of entrepreneurship is full of hardships.
4
zhè这
ge个
rèn任
wù务
hěn很
jiān艰
jù巨
。
This task is very difficult.
5
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
jiān艰
jù巨
de的
gōng工
zuò作
。
Completing this project is a challenging task.
6
miàn面
duì对
jiān艰
jù巨
de的
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
tuán团
jié结
yī一
zhì致
。
Facing formidable challenges, we need to unite as one.
7
shēng生
huó活
hěn很
jiān艰
kǔ苦
。
Life is very hard.
8
tā他
zài在
jiān艰
kǔ苦
de的
huán环
jìng境
zhōng中
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
。
He studies hard in difficult conditions.
9
jīng经
guò过
jiān艰
kǔ苦
de的
xùn训
liàn练
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
chéng成
wéi为
le了
yī一
míng名
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
。
After arduous training, he finally became an excellent athlete.
10
zǒu走
lù路
hěn很
jiān艰
nán难
。
Walking is very difficult.
Information
Traditional艱
Radical艮
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1434
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄢ
Components—
UnicodeU+8270
CangjieEYV
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality