How to say “hard” in Chinese
hard, difficult (path, life)
“Hard” in Chinese is 艰难, jiān nán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
艰难 is read jiān nán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
难看 is “hard to look at”, that is, “ugly”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “艰难”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 艰难. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 创业的道路十分艰难chuàngyèdedàolùshífēnjiānnánThe road of an entrepreneur is very hard.
More words from the lesson “Harsh, arduous, extraordinary”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hard” in Chinese?
“Hard” in Chinese is 艰难, pinyin jiānnán.
What does 艰难 mean?
艰难 (jiānnán) means “hard, difficult (path, life)”.
How do you write 艰难?
艰难 is 2 characters: 艰 (jiān) — hard, difficult; 难 (nán) — difficult. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 艰难?
艰难 is read jiānnán. Tones: jiān — first tone, nán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hard” in the lesson “Harsh, arduous, extraordinary”
This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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