Word information
Simplified苦难
Traditional苦難
Pinyinkǔnàn
Part of speech名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 苦难
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.
Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
难nán
difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
难过nánguòto feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult
难看nánkànugly; unsightly
难题nántídifficult problem
难听nántīngunpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful
苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly