艰
难

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The word "艰难" is formed by combining the characters "艰" and "难", both meaning "difficult". "艰" is composed of the radical "艮" indicating limitation and the component "又" from historical simplification, conveying hardship. "难" consists of "隹" representing a bird and "又" as a phonetic element, historically borrowed to signify difficulty. Together, they form a compound where each character semantically reinforces the other to express adversity.

Example Sentences Hide

生活有时很艰难。

Shēnghuó yǒushí hěn jiānnán.

Life can be very difficult sometimes.

那段艰难的时期终于过去了。

Nà duàn jiānnán de shíqī zhōngyú guòqù le.

That difficult period is finally over.

完成这个项目是一项艰难的任务。

Wánchéng zhège xiàngmù shì yī xiàng jiānnán de rènwu.

Completing this project is a difficult task.

他们在艰难的条件下取得了成功。

Tāmen zài jiānnán de tiáojiàn xià qǔdéle chénggōng.

They achieved success under difficult conditions.

他凭借坚韧的意志走过了最艰难的人生阶段。

Tā píngjiè jiānrèn de yìzhì zǒuguòle zuì jiānnán de rénshēng jiēduàn.

He relied on a tenacious will to get through the most arduous stage of his life.

Word Definition - 艰难

jiān nán difficult; hard; challenging

Individual Character Details

艰 jiān
难 nán, nàn