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

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Words Containing 坎坷

mìng tú kǎn kě

to have a tough life

kǎn kě bù píng

potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes

kǎn kě duō chuǎn

full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)

Child Words of 坎坷

pit

uneven (path)