Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 艰辛
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.
exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
艰苦jiānkǔdifficult; hard; arduous
艰难jiānnándifficult; hard; challenging
艰巨jiānjù(of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult; challenging; demanding; variant of 艱鉅|艰巨[jian1 ju4]
艰险jiānxiǎndifficult and dangerous; hardships and perils
辛勤xīnqínhardworking; industrious