hardship; distress; adversity
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suffer hardship; to be in distress; to be down and out
literaryDescribes a state of hardship, instability, or being tossed about by misfortune. Often used in literary or formal contexts to depict difficult life circumstances.
Zhàn战
luàn乱
shí时
qī期
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
diān颠
pèi沛
liú流
lí离
，
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
。
During the war, the people were displaced and suffered immensely.
Tā他
yī一
shēng生
diān颠
pèi沛
，
què却
shǐ始
zhōng终
bǎo保
chí持
zhe着
lè乐
guān观
de的
jīng精
shén神
。
He endured a lifetime of hardship but always maintained an optimistic spirit.
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Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
zài在
luàn乱
shì世
zhōng中
de的
diān颠
pèi沛
mìng命
yùn运
。
This novel depicts the protagonist's turbulent fate in times of chaos.