艰 (艱)
jiān
Pinyin

Definition

艰 (艱)
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jiān
  1. difficult
  2. hard
  3. hardship

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

艰巨
jiān jù
  1. 1 arduous
  2. 2 terrible (task)
  3. 3 very difficult
  4. 4 formidable
艰辛
jiān xīn
  1. 1 hardships
  2. 2 arduous
  3. 3 difficult
艰难
jiān nán
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 challenging
艰苦
jiān kǔ
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 arduous
步履维艰
bù lǚ wéi jiān
  1. 1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. 2 to walk with difficulty

Idioms (5)

步履维艰
bù lǚ wéi jiān
  1. 1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. 2 to walk with difficulty
举步维艰
jǔ bù wéi jiān
  1. 1 to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
艰深晦涩
jiān shēn huì sè
  1. 1 abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
艰苦朴素
jiān kǔ pǔ sù
  1. 1 leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
艰难险阻
jiān nán xiǎn zǔ
  1. 1 untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)

Sample Sentences

乐在其中，又怎会在意条件艰苦呢？
lèzàiqízhōng ，yòu zěn huì zàiyì tiáojiàn jiānkǔ ne ？
I was happy and contented to care about the difficult conditions.
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今天，是一个值得世界人民永远纪念的日子。七十年前的今天，中国人民经过长达十四年艰苦卓绝的斗争，取得了中国人民抗日战争的伟大胜利，宣告了世界反法西斯战争的完全胜利，和平的阳光再次普照大地
jīntiān ，shì yī gè zhídé shìjiè rénmín yǒngyuǎn jìniàn de rìzi 。qīshí nián qián de jīntiān ，Zhōngguó rénmín jīngguò chángdá shí sì nián jiānkù zhuójué de dòuzhēng ，qǔdé le Zhōngguó rénmín Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng de wěidà shènglì ，xuāngào le shìjiè fǎn Fǎxīsī zhànzhēng de wánquán shènglì ，hépíng de yángguāng zàicì pǔzhào dàdì
Today is a day worth remembering forever for people around the world. Seventy years ago today, the Chinese people, after persisting through fourteen long years of the trials of war, won a great victory in the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and announced an absolute victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, and the peaceful light of the sun fell once again upon the continent.
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在火车上颠簸了两天的张铁柱终于在这天上午到了此行的目的地——浙江某市A县。扛着大包小包的行李艰难地挤出车厢后，张铁柱看着着偌大的车站广场和熙熙攘攘的人群，一股强烈的陌生感涌上心头，他这辈子也没见过这么多人，突然茫然地迈不开步子。这时身后传来一个男人的声音。
zài huǒchē shàng diānbǒ le liǎngtiān de Zhāng Tiězhù zhōngyú zài zhètiān shàngwǔ dào le cǐ xíng de mùdìdì ——zhèjiāng mǒu shì A xiàn 。káng zhe dàbāoxiǎobāo de xíngli jiānnán de jǐ chū chēxiāng hòu ，Zhāng Tiězhù kànzhe zhe ruòdà de chēzhàn guǎngchǎng hé xīxīrǎngrǎng de rénqún ，yī gǔ qiángliè de mòshēnggǎn yǒngshàng xīntóu ，tā zhèbèizi yě méi jiàn guò zhème duō rén ，tūrán mángrán de màibùkāi bùzi 。zhè shí shēnhòu chuánlái yī gè nánrén de shēngyīn 。
After being jostled about on a train for two days, this morning Zhang Tiezhu finally arrives at his destination -- a city in A county in Zhejiang. After squeezing his way out of the carriage carrying all his bags, big and small, on his back with great difficulty, Zhang Tiezhu looks around at the vastness of the square outside the station and the bustling crowds of people. A strong feeling of unfamiliarity grips him. He's never seen this many people in his entire life before, and is suddenly so stunned he can't take even one step. It's just then that a man's voice sounds behind him.
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你将会面临困难的时刻，再加上你认为不公平的批评，肯定更加艰难。
nǐ jiāng huì miànlín kùnnan de shíkè ，zài jiāshàng nǐ rènwéi bù gōngpíng de pīpíng ，kěndìng gèngjiā jiānnán 。
There will be very tough times, made even more difficult by criticism you may not think is fair.
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吐槽一旦更甚切身管制站岗闲杂人员牵扯不啻崩艰苦卓绝战袍赫然秀场图乐子
tùcáo yīdàn gèngshèn qiēshēn guǎnzhì zhàngǎng xiánzárényuán qiānchě bùchì bēng jiānkù zhuōjué zhànpáo hèrán xiùchǎng tú lèzi
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这种艰苦的环境非常能够考验一个人的意志。
zhèzhǒng jiānkù de huánjìng fēicháng nénggòu kǎoyàn yī ge rén de yìzhì 。
This kind of harsh environment can really test a person's willpower.
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虽然学习中文的过程是艰苦的，但如果有一个好的流程，这样会加快你学习的进程。最终你的学习历程是快乐的。
suīrán xuéxí Zhōngwén de guòchéng shì jiānkù de ，dàn rúguǒ yǒu yī gè hǎo de liúchéng ，zhèyàng huì jiākuài nǐ xuéxí de jìnchéng 。zuìzhōng nǐ de xuéxí lìchéng shì kuàilè de 。
Although the process of learning Chinese is difficult, if you have a good work flow, it will accelerate your progress. In the end you will have a happy experience of studying.
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呵呵，老婆大人，这个艰巨的任务就交给你了。
hēhē ，lǎopó dàren ，zhège jiānjù de rènwu jiù jiāogěi nǐ le 。
Hehe, honey, this immense task has been handed over to you.
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人生已经很艰难了很困难了，有的事情就不要去拆穿了。
rénshēng yǐjīng hěn jiānnán le hěn kùnnan le ，yǒude shìqing jiù bù yào qù chāichuān le 。
If a person's situation is already difficult and troubled, and they have a problem, then one shouldn't expose it.
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人艰不拆
rénjiānbùchāi
to expose someone's flaws while they are going through hardship
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