艰苦奋斗 meaning in English

jiānkǔ-fèndòu

to struggle arduously

HSK 7-9Traditional 艱苦奮鬥28 strokes

Meaning of 艰苦奋斗

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiānkǔfèndòu
  1. to struggle arduously

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艰 jiān · difficult · 8 strokes

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苦 kǔ · bitter · 8 strokes

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奋 fèn · to strive · 8 strokes

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斗 dòu · to fight · 4 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 艰苦奋斗.

痛苦tòngkǔpain; suffering
战斗zhàndòuto fight; to engage in combat
兴奋xīngfènexcited; excitement
奋斗fèndòuto strive; to struggle
辛苦xīnkǔexhausting; hard
艰难jiānnándifficult; arduous; hard
艰苦jiānkǔdifficult; hard
勤奋qínfènhardworking; diligent
酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-là(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and so
斗争dòuzhēnga struggle; fight
受苦shòukǔto suffer hardship
苦难kǔnànsuffering

Questions about 艰苦奋斗

What does 艰苦奋斗 mean?

艰苦奋斗 (jiānkǔ-fèndòu) means "to struggle arduously".

How do you write 艰苦奋斗?

艰苦奋斗 is made of 4 characters: 艰 (8 strokes), 苦 (8 strokes), 奋 (8 strokes), 斗 (4 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.

Is 艰苦奋斗 an HSK word?

Yes. 艰苦奋斗 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 艰苦奋斗 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 艰苦奋斗 is written 艱苦奮鬥.