艰苦
jiānkǔTraditional 艱苦
arduous; difficult; hard
Every meaning
jiānkǔ
- arduous; difficult; hard
Its characters
- 艰jiāndifficult; hard
- 苦kǔbitter
Words with 艰
Words with 苦
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).