 |
Pronunciation |
: |
jiān |
|
Meaning |
: |
- difficult; hard; hardship. (adj)
|
Radical |
: |
艮 |
Strokes |
: |
8 |
Traditional |
: |
艱 ( Stroke Order ) |
Usage |
: |
4.5% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
2. |
|
|
: |
difficult; bitter; intensive |
3. |
|
|
: |
perplexed; ambitious |
Sentences:
1. He’s had a very hard life. |
tā |
de |
shēng |
huó |
hěn |
jiān |
nán |
。 |
他 |
的 |
生 |
活 |
很 |
艰 |
难 |
。 |
|
|
|
他的 |
: |
his |
生活 |
: |
life |
很 |
: |
very |
艰难 |
: |
hard; difficult |
|
2. No matter how difficult it becomes, I will never desert you. |
wú |
lùn |
duō |
me |
jiān |
nán |
, |
wǒ |
dōu |
bú |
huì |
pāo |
qì |
nǐ |
。 |
无 |
论 |
多 |
么 |
艰 |
难 |
, |
我 |
都 |
不 |
会 |
抛 |
弃 |
你 |
。 |
|
|
|
无论 |
: |
no matter |
多么 |
: |
how (wonderful etc) |
艰难 |
: |
difficult |
我 |
: |
I |
都 |
: |
(used for emphasis) even |
不会 |
: |
will not |
抛弃 |
: |
desert |
你 |
: |
you |
|
3. His life was filled hard luck and tough breaks. |
tā |
de |
rén |
shēng |
chōng |
mǎn |
le |
bù |
xìng |
yǔ |
jiān |
xīn |
。 |
他 |
的 |
人 |
生 |
充 |
满 |
了 |
不 |
幸 |
与 |
艰 |
辛 |
。 |
|
|
|
他的 |
: |
his |
人生 |
: |
life |
充满 |
: |
full of |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
不幸 |
: |
misfortune; adversity; unfortunate |
与 |
: |
and |
艰辛 |
: |
hardships; arduous; difficult |
|
4. If you want to succeed, you must work hard. |
yào |
xiǎng |
chéng |
gōng |
, |
jiù |
děi |
jiān |
kǔ |
fèn |
dòu |
。 |
要 |
想 |
成 |
功 |
, |
就 |
得 |
艰 |
苦 |
奋 |
斗 |
。 |
|
|
|
要想 |
: |
want to |
成功 |
: |
success |
就 |
: |
just (emphasis) |
得 |
: |
have to |
艰苦 |
: |
difficult; bitter; intensive |
奋斗 |
: |
to strive; to struggle |
|
Audios Download:
Learn a Chinese Character a Day