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艰辛

jiān xīn · jian xin

Traditional 艱辛

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. hardships
  2. arduous
  3. difficult
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Grandpa's school road

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)说(shuō)，他(tā)年轻(niánqīng)的时候(deshíhou)很(hěn)艰辛(jiānxīn)。

    My grandpa says that life was hard when he was young.

  2. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)艰辛(jiānxīn)？

    How was it hard?

  3. Dengdeng

    每天(měitiān)走(zǒu)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)的(de)路(lù)去(qù)上学(shàngxué)。

    He walked two hours to school every day.

  4. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)艰辛(jiānxīn)。你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)每天(měitiān)走(zǒu)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    So tough. How long do you walk every day now?

  5. Dengdeng

    十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)也(yě)觉得(juéde)艰辛(jiānxīn)，因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)不想(bùxiǎng)起床(qǐchuáng)。

    Ten minutes. But I find it hard too, because I don't want to get up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

创(chuàng)业(yè)的(de)艰(jiān)辛(xīn)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)亲(qīn)身(shēn)经(jīng)历(lì)才(cái)能(néng)体(tǐ)会(huì)。

Only by experiencing it firsthand can one understand the hardships of starting a business.

02

他(tā)克(kè)服(fú)了(le)种(zhǒng)种(zhǒng)艰(jiān)辛(xīn)，终(zhōng)于(yú)完(wán)成(chéng)了(le)学(xué)业(yè)。

He overcame all kinds of hardships and finally completed his studies.

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