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苦难
(kǔ nàn): Hardship (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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苦 • kǔ • bitter • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
kǔ
苦
bitter
难 • nàn • hard; difficult • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
nàn
难
hard; difficult
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 苦难.
Words with
苦
辛苦
xīn kǔ
hard; tough [work; life]
刻苦
kè kǔ
assiduous; hardworking; painstaking
痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain; agony; sore
艰苦
jiān kǔ
arduous; difficult; tough
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
吃苦
chī kǔ
bear hardships
苦涩
kǔ sè
bitter and astringent
苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái
all sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet
Words with
难
难听
nán tīng
unpleasant to hear
难看
nán kàn
ugly
难过
nán guò
have a hard time
难题
nán tí
difficult problem
困难
kùn nan
difficulty
难受
nán shòu
feel unwell; difficult to bear
难忘
nán wàng
unforgettable
难道
nán dào
could it be...?
4.
How to Use 苦难 in Sentences
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 + Noun
with
岁月
kǔ
苦
nàn
难
suì
岁
yuè
月
Idiom
with
饱经
bǎo
饱
jīng
经
kǔ
苦
nàn
难
Adjective + Noun
with
深重
shēn
深
zhòng
重
kǔ
苦
nàn
难
5.
Example Sentences with 苦难
nà
那
duàn
段
kǔ
苦
nàn
难
de
的
jīng
经
neutral
years of hardship
formal
Written
have suffered many hardships
formal
Written
profound suffering
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?
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
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.
zhè
这
bìng
并
fēi
非
kǔ
苦
nàn
难
de
的
zhōng
终
jié
结
，
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.
