# 艰苦奋斗 (jiānkǔfèndòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 艰苦奋斗 (jiānkǔfèndòu) means “to work hard and persevere”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to work hard and persevere
- Pinyin: jiānkǔfèndòu (jian1 ku3 fen4 dou4)
- Traditional: 艱苦奮鬥
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他们靠艰苦奋斗创造了奇迹。
  Tāmen kào jiānkǔ fèndòu chuàngzàole qíjì.
  They created miracles by working hard and persevering.

## Characters

- 艰 (jiān): difficult; hard
- [苦](https://hanziro.com/word/ku-bitter/) (kǔ): bitter; hardship
- 奋 (fèn): to exert oneself
- [斗](https://hanziro.com/word/dou-fight/) (dòu): to fight; to struggle

https://hanziro.com/word/jian-ku-fen-dou-work-hard-and/

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