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苦旅

Word · Noun

arduous journey; difficult experience

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

arduous journey; difficult experience; trials and tribulations

literary

Mostly used in a figurative sense to describe difficult periods or challenges in life, career, or endeavors. It carries a sense of enduring hardship over time. Common in literary or formal contexts.

Yì艺
shù术
chuàng创
zuò作
shì是
yī一
tiáo条
chōng充
mǎn满
gū孤
dú独
yǔ与
tàn探
suǒ索
de的
kǔ苦
lǚ旅
 。

Artistic creation is an arduous journey full of loneliness and exploration.

Tā他
huí回
gù顾
le了
zì自
jǐ己
cóng从
xiāng乡
cūn村
dào到
chéng城
shì市
de的
chuàng创
yè业
kǔ苦
lǚ旅
 。

He reflected on the difficult journey of starting his business from the countryside to the city.

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Rén人
shēng生
kǔ苦
lǚ旅
 ,
xìng幸
yǒu有
zhì挚
yǒu友
xiāng相
bàn伴
 。

Life is an arduous journey; fortunately, I have close friends by my side.

Zhè这
běn本
shū书
jì记
lù录
le了
tā他
shí十
nián年
de的
xué学
shù术
kǔ苦
lǚ旅
 。

This book documents his ten-year arduous journey in academia.

Rèn任
hé何
gǎi改
gé革
de的
jìn进
chéng程
dōu都
bù不
kě可
néng能
shì是
yī一
fān帆
fēng风
shùn顺
de的
 ,
bì必
rán然
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
kǔ苦
lǚ旅
 。

The process of any reform cannot be smooth sailing; it is inevitably an arduous journey.