坎坷

kǎn kě

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. bumpy (of a road)
2. rough (of life)
3. to be down on one's luck
4. to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes

Words Containing 坎坷

• 命途坎坷 命途坎坷 mìng tú kǎn kě: to have a tough life
• 坎坷不平 坎坷不平 kǎn kě bù píng: potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
• 坎坷多舛 坎坷多舛 kǎn kě duō chuǎn: full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)

Child Words of 坎坷

• 坎 坎 kǎn: pit
• 坷 坷 kě: uneven (path)