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All HSK 3.0 Level 5 words

艰苦

jiānkǔ
HSK 3.0 · Level 5HSK 2.0 · Level 5Traditional: 艱苦

In Mandarin Chinese, 艰苦 (jiānkǔ) means “difficult; arduous; hard”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. difficult
  2. arduous
  3. hard

Stroke order

Examples

  • 虽然生活条件艰苦，但大家都很努力。
    Suīrán shēnghuó tiáojiàn jiānkǔ, dàn dàjiā dōu hěn nǔlì.
    Although the living conditions are hard, everyone works diligently.

Characters

艰
jiān
difficult; hard
Words with 艰
艰难艰巨艰险艰辛艰苦奋斗
苦
kǔ
bitter; hardship
Words with 苦
痛苦苦辛苦酸甜苦辣吃苦何苦刻苦苦力