Chinese word dictionary

艰难险阻

jiān nán xiǎn zǔ · untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)

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Word information

Simplified艰难险阻

Traditional艱難險阻

Pinyinjiān nán xiǎn zǔ

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Character breakdown

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艰jiān

difficult, hard; hardship

难nán

hard, difficult, arduous; unable

险xiǎn

narrow pass, strategic point

阻zǔ

to hinder, to impede; to obstruct, to oppose

How to learn 艰难险阻

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difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good

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难题nántí

difficult problem

难听nántīng

unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful

困难kùnnan

difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation