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艰险 (jiān xiǎn): Treacherous (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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艰险 consists of 2 characters.

difficult, hard, arduous

dangerous, perilous, risky

How to Use 艰险 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 艰险 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

chōng充

mǎn满

jiān艰

xiǎn险

neutral

full of hardships and dangers

bù不

wèi畏

jiān艰

xiǎn险

formal

not fear hardships and dangers

Subject + Predicatewith路途

lù路

tú途

jiān艰

xiǎn险

Adjective + Complementwith异常

jiān艰

xiǎn险

yì异

cháng常

Example Sentences with 艰险

zhè这

tiáo条

lù路

hěn很

jiān艰

xiǎn险

。

neutral

perilous journey

formal

Written

extremely perilous

This road is very dangerous and difficult.

qián前

fāng方

de的

shān山

lù路

shí十

fēn分

jiān艰

xiǎn险

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

xiǎo小

xīn心

jià驾

shǐ驶

。

The mountain road ahead is very treacherous; we must drive carefully.

tā他

shēn深

zhī知

chuàng创

yè业

zhī之

lù路

chōng充

mǎn满

jiān艰

xiǎn险

，

què却

yī依

rán然

yǒng勇

wǎng往

zhí直

qián前

。

He is well aware that the path of entrepreneurship is treacherous, yet he still forges ahead courageously.

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nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

cì次

tàn探

xiǎn险

de的

lǚ旅

chéng程

tài太

guò过

jiān艰

xiǎn险

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think this expedition's journey is far too treacherous?

dēng登

shān山

shí时

yù遇

dào到

jiān艰

xiǎn险

de的

lù路

tā他

men们

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

huán环

jìng境

de的

jiān艰

suī虽

rán然

qián前

lù路

jiān艰

xiǎn险

，

dàn但

zhǐ只

jǐn尽

guǎn管

qián前

fāng方

chōng充

mǎn满

jiān艰

xiǎn险

，

rì日

cháng常

gōng工

zuò作

zhōng中

ǒu偶

ěr尔

yě也

huì会

yù

duàn段

，

wǒ我

men们

yào要

xiǎo小

xīn心

。

When encountering dangerous and difficult sections while climbing, we need to be careful.

xiǎn

险

ér而

fàng放

qì弃

zuì最

chū初

de的

kē科

yán研

mù目

biāo标

。

They did not abandon their initial research goal because of the treacherous environment.

yào

要

wǒ我

men们

tuán团

jié结

xié协

zuò作

，

jiù就

yí一

dìng定

néng能

chéng成

gōng功

。

Although the road ahead is treacherous, as long as we unite and cooperate, we are sure to succeed.

tā

他

yī依

rán然

jué决

dìng定

jì继

xù续

qián前

jìn进

。

Despite the dangers and difficulties ahead, he still decided to move forward.

遇

dào到

yì一

xiē些

yì意

xiǎng想

bú不

dào到

de的

jiān艰

xiǎn险

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

In daily work, one occasionally encounters some unexpectedly treacherous challenges.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 艰险.

Words with 艰

艰巨jiān jù
艰苦jiān kǔ
艰辛jiān xīn
艰难jiān nán
艰苦奋斗jiān kǔ fèn dòu

Words with 险

危险wēi xiǎnHSK 4
保险bǎo xiǎnHSK 5
冒险mào xiǎn
惊险jīng xiǎn
探险tàn xiǎn
遇险yù xiǎn
风险fēng xiǎn
化险为夷huà xiǎn wéi yí