命途坎坷
mìng tú kǎn kě · to have a tough life; to meet much adversity in one's life
Character breakdown
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How to learn 命途坎坷
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2])
长途chángtúlong distance; long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话[chang2 tu2 dian4 hua4]); long-distance coach (abbr. for 長途汽車|长途汽车[chang2 tu2 qi4 che1])
命mìnglife; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
命运mìngyùnfate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4]
前途qiántúprospects; future outlook; journey
用途yòngtúuse; application