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艰苦
艱苦
jiānkǔ
1. difficult
2. hard
3. arduous
HSK 5

Character Breakdown

艰
jiān
difficult, hard; hardship
HSK 5 8 丶
苦
kǔ
bitter; hardship, suffering
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (2)

艰苦奋斗
jiānkǔfèndòu
to struggle arduously
艰苦朴素
jiānkǔpǔsù
leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

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