以前的生活很艰苦。
Life used to be very hard.
艰苦
difficult; hard; arduous
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艰
苦
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艰
- 艰难jiānnándifficultB6
- 艰辛jiānxīnhardshipsB6
- 艰巨jiānjùvariant of 艰巨B7
- 艰险jiānxiǎndifficult and dangerousB7
苦
- 苦kǔbitterB4
- 辛苦xīnkǔexhaustingB4
- 酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-là(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idioB5
- 痛苦tòngkǔpainB5
- 吃苦chīkǔto bear hardshipsB7
- 愁眉苦脸chóuméi-kǔliǎnto look anxious (idiom)B7
- 何苦hékǔwhy bother?B7
See it in sentences
学习的过程很艰苦。
The learning process is hard.