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difficult · hard · arduous

艰苦
jiān kǔ
j+iān·1st tonek+ǔ·3rd tone
WordHSK 5
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Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.
世间没有一种具有真正价值的东西，可以不 经过艰苦辛勤的劳动而能够得到的。
Life has been very hard.
生活很艰苦。
It's not fair! I have to do the hard work!
这不公平！凭什么我必须做艰苦的工作。
No matter how hard the training was, she never cried.
不管训练多么艰苦，她都没有哭过。
Synonyms
Synonyms
extreme hardships and difficulties · extremely hard and bitter · overcome untold difficulties with surpassing bravery · most arduous艰苦卓绝jiān kǔ zhuó juélit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom) · fig. exposed to the elements日晒雨淋rì shài yǔ línpainstakingly · with great trouble辛辛苦苦xīn xīn kǔ kǔto suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship · to bear one's cross含辛茹苦hán xīn rú kǔdark · gloomy · dismal · by painstaking effort惨淡cǎn dànto suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations · with difficulty · after some effort千辛万苦qiān xīn wàn kǔ
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