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  • adj.arduous; difficult; hard; tough

    • shēng huó hěn jiān kǔ

      生活艰苦

      The life is hard.

    • shān li de hái zi tōng cháng zài jiān kǔ de jū zhù tiáo jiàn xià shēng huó

      孩子通常艰苦居住条件生活

      Children in the mountains usually live in harsh living conditions.

    • wǒ bù huì bǎ nà jiàn jiān kǔ de gōng zuò qiáng jiā zài tā shēn shang

      艰苦工作强加

      I won't impose that hard work on him.

    • jiān kǔ de huán jìng

      艰苦环境

      difficult circumstances

Word usage

  • Note
    "艰苦" is different from "坚苦". "坚苦" mostly refers to the subjective state; "艰苦" mostly refers to the objective environment.