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艰难
jiānnán
Description
"艰难"用来说事情很难，做起来不容易。
"艰难" is used to say that something is difficult and not easy to do.
比如生活很苦或者路很不好走，我们都可以用这个词。
For example, when life is hard or the road is tough to walk, we can use this word.
Meanings
艰难jiānnán
difficult; hard; full of hardship
那些年，我们的生活很艰难。
Those years, our lives were very hard.
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Notes
- Etymology
艰 means hardship and 难 means difficult; together they stress serious difficulty.
- Nuance
more formal and stronger than 困难, often about life or long-term struggle.
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