坚苦卓绝
jiān kǔ zhuó jué · persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 坚苦卓绝
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.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
拒绝jùjuéto refuse; to decline; to reject
苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
辛苦xīnkǔexhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
艰苦jiānkǔdifficult; hard; arduous
坚强jiānqiángstaunch; strong