艰苦

Traditional: 艱苦

jiān kǔ

Dictionary entry

difficult

What does 艰苦 mean?

艰苦 (jiān kǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1difficult

2hard

3arduous

Character breakdown

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艰jiāndifficult · hard 苦kǔbitter · hardship

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How to pronounce 艰苦

艰苦

jiān kǔ

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