Chinese words · HSK 6

艰辛

jiānxīnTraditional 艱辛

arduous; hardship; difficulty

Every meaning

jiānxīn

  1. arduous
  2. hardship; difficulty

Its characters

  • 艰jiāndifficult; hard
  • 辛xīneighth of the ten Heavenly Stems

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Words with 辛

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).