艰难困苦

hái zi men kè fú le shēng huó li de jiān nán kùn kǔ

孩子们克服了生活里的艰难困苦。

The children have overcome their difficult start in life.

yī zhí dōu xiàng dòu jī yī yàng de hé jiān nán kùn kǔ fèn dòu de rén

一直都像斗鸡一样地和艰难困苦奋斗的人。

People were fighting like gamecocks against adversity.