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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

艰苦 [jiānkǔ]
  1. 1. adjective harsh

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

艰苦 [jiānkǔ]
  1. 1. arduous; difficult; hard; tough; laborious;pains taking
    艰苦的生活
    hard life
    艰苦的工作
    a tough job
    那儿条件十分艰苦
    过去的艰苦日子,爷爷不能忘记。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

艰苦 [jiānkǔ]
  1. 1. 艰难困苦
    艰苦创业
    生活艰苦
  2. 2. 跟"坚苦"不同。"坚苦"指主观状态。

Examples

艰苦备尝
suffer untold hardships
环境再艰苦也动摇不了他们征服自然的决心。
No difficulties can shake their resolve to conquer nature. 动摇
艰苦的生活
hard life 艰苦
艰苦的工作
a tough job 艰苦
禁得起艰苦环境的考验
be able to stand the test of hardships 禁得起
哪里最艰苦就在哪里干
go and work where the work is hardest 哪里
艰苦环境中工作,经过千锤百炼,他意志越来越坚强了。
Toughened by working under difficult conditions, his will-power became stronger. 千锤百炼
艰苦为荣
take pride in working under difficult conditions
青年人应该到艰苦的环境中去摔打摔打。
Young people should temper themselves in difficult circumstances. 摔打
艰苦斗争的岁月
years of arduous struggle 岁月

Collocations

艰苦奋斗
to fight one’s way
艰苦岁月
hard years
环境艰苦
a hard environment
艰苦卓绝
unsurpassed hardship
非常艰苦
very hard
历尽艰苦
to have a hard time
艰苦朴素
arduous struggle and plain living

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