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The Chinese word jianku - 艰苦 - jiānkǔ
(difficult in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
jiānkǔ
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English translations
difficult,
hard, tough
Chinese characters:
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艰苦 ( jianku / jiānkǔ ) in traditional characters
艱苦
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 艰苦 ( jianku / jiānkǔ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Tamen zai jianku de tiaojian xia gongzuo.
Tāmen zài jiānkǔ de tiáojiàn xià gōngzuò.– English translation: They work under difficult conditions.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
hard | painful
艰苦 ( jianku / jiānkǔ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 241)
艰苦 ( jianku / jiānkǔ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 241)
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