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  5. 艰苦
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How to write 艰苦艰苦

jiān kǔ

difficult; hard; arduous

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kǔ

bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly

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艰苦的生活磨练了他的意志。

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苦

Words related to 艰苦

苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly辛苦xīn kǔexhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)艰巨jiān jùvariant of 艱鉅|艰巨[jian1 ju4]刻苦kè kǔhardworking; assiduous痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering; painful酸甜苦辣suān tián kǔ làsour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot; fig. the joys and sorrows of life吃苦chī kǔto bear hardships艰难jiān nándifficult; hard; challenging苦尽甘来kǔ jìn gān láibitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning苦涩kǔ sèbitter and astringent; pained; agonized