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艱
gaan1
Mandarin: jian1
Simplified: 艰
Definitions
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 hardship
  4. 4 bereavement, particularly of parents
  5. 5 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 艱
步履維艱
bou6 lei5 wai4 gaan1
find it difficult to walk; each step is diffcult
艱深
gaan1 sam1
abstruse; difficult to understand
艱難
gaan1 naan4
difficult; hard. Cant. prefers 艱難 over 困難. Mand. prefers 困難 over 艱
艱險
gaan1 him2
difficult and dangerous
艱巨
gaan1 geoi6
very difficult; extremely hard
共渡時艱
gung6 dou6 si4 gaan1
endure the current hardship together
艱苦
gaan1 fu2
hard; difficult; arduous
艱辛
gaan1 san1
hardships; arduous; difficult
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