rough patches; difficulties; obstacles
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
difficulties; obstacles; rough patches (in life or work)
neutralA metaphorical idiom (成语), often used to describe a series of difficulties one encounters on the path to a goal. It visualizes life's journey as an uneven road with ditches (沟) and bumps (坎).
Chuàng创
yè业
lù路
shàng上
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
gōu沟
gōu沟
kǎn坎
kǎn坎
。
The path of entrepreneurship is full of obstacles.
Rén人
shēng生
zǒng总
huì会
yù遇
dào到
yī一
xiē些
gōu沟
gōu沟
kǎn坎
kǎn坎
，
mài迈
guò过
qù去
jiù就
hǎo好
le了
。
Life will always have its rough patches; you just have to get past them.
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Tā他
men们
kè克
fú服
le了
xiàng项
mù目
zhōng中
de的
gōu沟
gōu沟
kǎn坎
kǎn坎
，
zuì最
zhōng终
qǔ取
dé得
le了
chéng成
gōng功
。
They overcame the difficulties in the project and ultimately achieved success.