坎坷不平

kǎn kě bù píng

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

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Child Words of 坎坷不平

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不平 不平 bù píng: uneven
• 平 平 píng: flat
• 坎 坎 kǎn: pit
• 坎坷 坎坷 kǎn kě: bumpy (of a road)
• 坷 坷 kě: uneven (path)