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艰苦

jiān kǔ · jian ku

Traditional 艱苦

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. difficult
  2. hard
  3. arduous
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Grandpa when he was little

  1. Dengdeng

    爷爷(yéye)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)的(de)生活(shēnghuó)很(hěn)艰苦(jiānkǔ)。

    Grandpa had a very hard life as a child.

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)多(duō)艰苦(jiānkǔ)呢(ne)？

    How hard was it?

  3. Dengdeng

    冬天(dōngtiān)家里(jiālǐ)没有(méiyǒu)暖气(nuǎnqì)，大家(dàjiā)一起(yīqǐ)睡(shuì)。

    In winter there was no heating at home. Everyone slept together.

  4. Liangliang

    那时候(nàshíhou)真(zhēn)艰苦(jiānkǔ)。

    Life was really hard back then.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)他(tā)现在(xiànzài)有(yǒu)暖气(nuǎnqì)，还是(háishi)不(bù)开(kāi)。

    But he has heating now and still does not turn it on.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)不是(bùshì)艰苦(jiānkǔ)，是(shì)省电(shěngdiàn)！

    That is not hardship. That is saving electricity!

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2 examples
01

不(bù)管(guǎn)训(xùn)练(liàn)多(duō)么(me)艰(jiān)苦(kǔ)，她(tā)都(dōu)没(méi)有(yǒu)哭(kū)过(guò)。

No matter how hard the training was, she never cried.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)在(zài)艰(jiān)苦(kǔ)的(de)条(tiáo)件(jiàn)下(xià)坚(jiān)持(chí)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

They kept working under difficult conditions.

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