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苦难 (kǔ nàn): Hardship (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

苦难 consists of 2 characters.

hard; difficult

How to Use 苦难 in Sentences

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

Verb + Object

zhàn战

shèng胜

kǔ苦

nàn难

neutral

overcome hardship

jīng经

lì历

kǔ苦

nàn难

neutral

experience hardship

Noun + Nounwith岁月

kǔ苦

nàn难

suì岁

yuè月

Idiomwith饱经

bǎo饱

jīng经

kǔ苦

nàn难

Adjective + Nounwith深重

shēn深

zhòng重

kǔ苦

nàn难

Example Sentences with 苦难

tā他

jīng经

lì历

le了

hěn很

duō多

kǔ苦

neutral

years of hardship

formal

Written

have suffered many hardships

formal

Written

profound suffering

nàn难

。

He has experienced a lot of suffering.

nà那

duàn段

kǔ苦

nàn难

de的

jīng经

lì历

，

zuì最

zhōng终

sù塑

zào造

le了

tā他

jiān坚

rèn韧

bù不

bá拔

de的

xìng性

gé格

。

That period of hardship ultimately shaped his unyielding character.

wǒ我

men们

gāi该

rú如

hé何

bāng帮

zhù助

nà那

xiē些

zhèng正

zài在

jīng经

lì历

kǔ苦

nàn难

de的

rén人

men们

ne呢

？

How should we help those people who are currently experiencing hardship?

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kǔ苦

nàn难

ràng让

tā他

biàn变

dé得

gèng更

jiā加

jiān坚

qiáng强

。

Hardship has made him stronger.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

yīn因

guò过

qù去

de的

kǔ苦

nàn难

zhè这

bìng并

fēi非

kǔ苦

nàn难

de的

zhōng终

jié结

，

zài在

kǔ苦

nàn难

zhōng中

，

tā她

xué学

huì会

le了

liáo聊

qǐ起

nà那

duàn段

kǔ苦

nàn难

，

tā他

zhǐ只

shì

ér而

fàng放

qì弃

duì对

wèi未

lái来

de的

xī希

wàng望

。

He never gave up hope for the future because of past hardships.

ér

而

shì是

xīn新

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

de的

kāi开

shǐ始

。

This is not the end of hardship, but the beginning of new challenges.

zhēn

珍

xī惜

shēng生

huó活

zhōng中

de的

měi美

hǎo好

。

Amidst adversity, she learned to cherish the beauty in life.

是

dàn淡

dàn淡

yí一

xiào笑

，

shuō说

dōu都

guò过

qù去

le了

。

When talking about that hardship, he just smiled faintly and said it's all in the past.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 苦难.

Words with 苦

辛苦xīn kǔHSK 4
何苦hé kǔ
刻苦kè kǔ
受苦shòu kǔ
吃苦chī kǔ
挖苦wā kǔ
痛苦tòng kǔ
艰苦jiān kǔ

Words with 难

难过nán guòHSK 3
困难kùn nanHSK 4
难受nán shòuHSK 4
难道nán dàoHSK 4
不难bù nán
为难wéi nán
刁难diāo nàn
灾难zāi nàn