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艰

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 艰

艰巨
jiān jù

arduous

艰苦
jiān kǔ

difficult

艰苦奋斗
jiān kǔ fèn dòu

to struggle arduously

艰辛
jiān xīn

hardships

艰险
jiān xiǎn

difficult and dangerous

艰难
jiān nán

difficult

丁艰
dīng jiān

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

不避艰险
bù bì jiān xiǎn

shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger

人艰不拆
rén jiān bù chāi

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

步履维艰
bù lǚ wéi jiān

to have difficulty walking (idiom)

举步维艰
jǔ bù wéi jiān

to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)

艰巨性
jiān jù xìng

arduousness

艰深
jiān shēn

abstruse

艰深晦涩
jiān shēn huì sè

abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)

艰苦朴素
jiān kǔ pǔ sù

leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

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