Hardship in Chinese
hardship · HSK 6
艰辛
- 艰 difficult
- 辛 eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems
只有他知道创业的艰辛。 Only he knows the hardships of starting a business.
Other ways to say hardship
More words with 艰 or 辛
How do you say hardship in Chinese?
Hardship in Chinese is 艰辛 (jiān xīn). You can also say 苦 (kǔ), 罪 (zuì).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
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