艰辛 meaning in English

jiānxīn

hardships; arduous

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 艱辛15 strokes

Meaning of 艰辛

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiānxīn
  1. hardships
  2. arduous
  3. difficult

Stroke order for each character

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艰 jiān · difficult · 8 strokes

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辛 xīn · bitter · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 艰辛.

辛苦xīnkǔexhausting; hard
艰难jiānnándifficult; arduous; hard
艰苦jiānkǔdifficult; hard
艰巨jiānjù(of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult; challenging; demanding
辛勤xīnqínhardworking; industrious
艰险jiānxiǎndifficult and dangerous; hardships and perils
辛酸xīnsuānpungent (taste); bitter
艰苦奋斗jiānkǔ-fèndòuto struggle arduously
辛辛苦苦xīnxīnkǔkǔpainstakingly; with great trouble
辛劳xīnláolaborious
千辛万苦qiānxīnwànkǔto suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations; with difficulty

Questions about 艰辛

What does 艰辛 mean?

艰辛 (jiānxīn) means "hardships; arduous" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 艰辛?

艰辛 is made of 2 characters: 艰 (8 strokes), 辛 (7 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 艰辛 an HSK word?

Yes. 艰辛 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 艰辛 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 艰辛 is written 艱辛.