艰
jiān
difficult
hard; hardship
这条路走起来很艰难。
zhè tiáo lù zǒu qǐ lái hěn jiān nán。
This road is very difficult to walk.
他经历了很多艰辛才完成这件事。
tā jīng lì le hěn duō jiān xīn cái wán chéng zhè jiàn shì。
He went through a great deal of hardship before finishing this matter.
Words with 艰
丁艰
dīng jiān
(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
不避艰险
bù bì jiān xiǎn
shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger
人艰不拆
rén jiān bù chāi
life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
备尝艰苦
bèi cháng jiān kǔ
see 備嘗辛苦|备尝辛苦[bei4 chang2 xin1 ku3]
步履维艰
bù lǚ wéi jiān
to have difficulty walking (idiom)
举步维艰
jǔ bù wéi jiān
to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
艰巨
jiān jù
variant of 艱鉅|艰巨[jian1 ju4]
艰巨性
jiān jù xìng
arduousness
艰深
jiān shēn
abstruse
艰深晦涩
jiān shēn huì sè
abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
艰苦
jiān kǔ
difficult
艰苦奋斗
jiān kǔ fèn dòu
to struggle arduously