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HSK 5
艰苦

HSK 5adjective

艰苦

Traditional: 艱苦

jiān kǔ

艰苦 (jiān kǔ) means “difficult; hard; arduous”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word (traditional 艱苦) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How to write 艰苦

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Example

艰苦的生活磨练了他的意志。

Jiānkǔ de shēnghuó móliàn le tā de yìzhì.

A hard life tempered his will.

More HSK 5 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 艰苦 mean?: 艰苦 (jiān kǔ) means “difficult; hard; arduous”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 艰苦 pronounced?: 艰苦 is pronounced “jiān kǔ” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 艰苦?: 艰苦 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Updated: 2026-05-27