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苦难

kǔ nàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 苦難

苦难 (kǔ nàn) means "suffering". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 苦难 means

1. suffering

The characters in 苦难

• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty

Example sentences

• 我们不能忽视暴政之下饱受苦难的人民。
  We must not ignore populations suffering under misgovernment.
• 你遇到苦难的时候，朋友们可以帮助你经受住。
  Nǐ yùdào kǔnàn de shíhou, péngyou men kěyǐ bāngzhù nǐ jīngshòu zhù.
  When you encounter difficulties, friends can help you deal with them.

Words starting with 苦难

• 苦难深重kǔ nàn shēn zhòngdeep grief; extensive sorrow

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