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艰

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Definitions

  1. 1. difficult
  2. 2. hard
  3. 3. hardship

Words Containing 艰

艰难
jiān nán

difficult

举步维艰
jǔ bù wéi jiān

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

艰深
jiān shēn

abstruse

艰辛
jiān xīn

hardships

艰苦奋斗
jiān kǔ fèn dòu

to struggle arduously

艰巨
jiān jù

arduous

人艰不拆
rén jiān bù chāi

life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)

不避艰险
bù bì jiān xiǎn

shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger

艰险
jiān xiǎn

difficult and dangerous

步履维艰
bù lǚ wéi jiān

to have difficulty walking (idiom)

艰苦
jiān kǔ

difficult

艰深晦涩
jiān shēn huì sè

abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)

艰巨性
jiān jù xìng

arduousness

艰苦朴素
jiān kǔ pǔ sù

leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

丁艰
dīng jiān

(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent

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