# 艰险 (jiānxiǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 艰险 (jiānxiǎn) means “difficult and dangerous; perilous”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: difficult and dangerous; perilous
- Pinyin: jiānxiǎn (jian1 xian3)
- Traditional: 艱險
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 救援队穿过了艰险的山路。
  Jiùyuánduì chuānguòle jiānxiǎn de shānlù.
  The rescue team crossed the perilous mountain road.

## Characters

- 艰 (jiān): difficult; hard
- [险](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-danger/) (xiǎn): danger; dangerous

https://hanziro.com/word/jian-xian-difficult-and-dangerous/

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