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difficult

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jian1nan2 jiānnán

Meaning


Primary

difficult

Alternatives

difficulty, difficulties, hard

Mnemonic


艱難 Difficult has the same meaning as both of its characters 艱 difficult and 難 difficult.

Usage


這 次 考試 非常 艱難。

This exam is very difficult.

那 是 一 個 艱難 的 時期。

That was a difficult period of time.

一 場 漫長 而 艱難 的 戰爭。

A long and difficult war.

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