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  • 1

    adj.bumpy; rough; rugged; uneven

  • 2

    adj.fmlmetabad luck; full of frustrations; unlucky

    • tā mìng tú duō chuǎn shēng huó kǎn kě

      命途多舛生活坎坷

      He has had a lousy deal out of life.

    • zhè wèi kē xué jiā lái zì yī gè kǎn kě bù xìng de jiā tíng

      科学家来自坎坷不幸家庭

      The scientist had a disturbed family background.

    • tā shì tú kǎn kě

      仕途坎坷

      He is unsuccessful in his career as a government official.

Word usage

  • Note
    "坎坷" is different from "崎岖". "崎岖" mostly describes the uneven, narrow and winding mountain roads; "坎坷" in addition to describe the uneven roads, but also refers to the difficult and tortuous roads of life.

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