jiān

HSK 5
common
adjective

Meaning of 艰苦

艰苦 means arduous; difficult; full of hardships. Pronounced jiān kǔ. HSK 5.

  • arduous; difficult; full of hardships

Definitions & Examples

men
yào
yáng
jiān
fèn
dòu
de
jīng
shén
 

We must carry forward the spirit of arduous struggle.

men
dāng
shí
de
shēng
huó
huán
jìng
fēi
cháng
jiān
 

Their living conditions back then were extremely difficult.

duàn
jiān
de
suì
yuè
liàn
le
de
zhì
 

That difficult period tempered his willpower.

Zhè
fèn
gōng
zuò
suī
rán
jiān
 
dàn
hěn
yǒu
 

Although this job is arduous, it is very meaningful.

Chuàng
zhī
chōng
mǎn
jiān
 

The road to entrepreneurship is full of hardships.