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艰难 (jiān nán): Difficult (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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艰 • jiān • difficult, hard, arduous
jiān艰

difficult, hard, arduous

难 • nán • hard; difficult • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
nán难

hard; difficult

Word Info

Pinyinjiān nán
Meaningdifficult; hard; arduous
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 艰难.

  • 悲哀bēi āigrief; sorrow
  • 补贴bǔ tiēsubsidy; allowance
  • 鼻涕bí tìsnot; nasal mucus
  • 暴力bào lìviolence; force
  • 保养bǎo yǎngtake good care of one's health; keep fit; keep in good repair
  • 本身běn shēnin itself/oneself
  • 辩证biàn zhènginvestigate; dialectical
  • 边缘biān yuánborder; edge; fringe; margin
  • 版本bǎn běnedition
  • 不得已bù dé yǐbe forced to; have no alternative but to
  • 爱戴ài dàilove and esteem; respect and support
  • 财富cái fùwealth; fortune; riches
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 艰难.

Words with 艰
  • 艰巨jiān jùarduous; formidable; onerous
  • 艰苦jiān kǔarduous; difficult; tough
  • 艰辛jiān xīnhardships
  • 艰险
jiān xiǎn
Treacherous
  • 艰苦奋斗jiān kǔ fèn dòuto struggle arduously
    • Words with 难
    • 难听nán tīngunpleasant to hear
    • 难看nán kànugly
    • 难过nán guòhave a hard time
    • 难题nán tídifficult problem
    • 困难kùn nandifficulty
    • 难受nán shòufeel unwell; difficult to bear
    • 难忘nán wàngunforgettable
    • 难道nán dàocould it be...?
    4.

    How to Use 艰难 in Sentences

    Adverb + Verbwith前进
    jiān艰
    nán难
    de地
    qián前
    jìn进
    neutral
    advance with difficulty
    Subject + Predicatewith生活
    shēng生
    huó活
    jiān艰
    nán难
    Idiomwith困苦
    jiān艰
    nán难
    kùn困
    kǔ苦
    Noun + Adjectivewith处境
    chǔ处
    jìng境
    jiān艰
    nán难
    5.

    Example Sentences with 艰难

    zǒu走
    lù路
    hěn很
    jiān艰
    nán难
    。
    neutral
    difficult life
    formal
    hardships and difficulties
    formal
    Written
    difficult situation
    Walking is very difficult.
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    bù不
    jué觉
    de得
    zuò做
    chū出
    zhè这
    ge个
    jué决
    dìng定
    fēi非
    cháng常
    jiān艰
    nán难
    ma吗
    ？
    Don't you think making this decision is extremely difficult?
    tā他
    shēng生
    huó活
    hěn很
    jiān艰
    nán难
    ，
    dàn但
    cóng从
    bù不
    bào抱
    yuàn怨
    。
    His life is very difficult, but he never complains.
    zài在
    jiān艰
    nán难
    de的
    huán环
    jìng境
    zhōng中
    ，
    tā她
    yī依
    rán然
    bǎo保
    chí持
    zhe着
    lè乐
    guān观
    de的
    xīn心
    tài态
    。
    In difficult circumstances, she still maintains an optimistic attitude.
    chuàng创
    yè业
    chū初
    qī期
    zī资
    jīn金
    duǎn短
    quē缺
    ，
    měi每
    yí一
    bù步
    dōu都
    zǒu走
    dé得
    shí十
    fēn分
    jiān艰
    nán难
    。
    In the early stages of starting a business, with a shortage of funds, every step was taken with great difficulty.