Chinese word dictionary

坎坷多舛

kǎn kě duō chuǎn · full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)

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Word information

Simplified坎坷多舛

Traditional坎坷多舛

Pinyinkǎn kě duō chuǎn

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

坎kǎn

pit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis

坷kě

uneven, bumpy; a clod of earth; a lump of soil

多duō

much, many, multi-; more than, over

舛chuǎn

mistaken; to be contrary; to deviate

How to learn 坎坷多舛

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Words with the same characters

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多duō

many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-

多少duōshao

how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?

差不多chàbuduō

almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad

好多hǎoduō

many; quite a lot; much better

多么duōme

how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent

多数duōshù

majority; most