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艰难

jiān nán
HSK 5

English Meaning

difficult; hard; challenging

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
它会帮助我们克服艰难险阻
HSK 5 00:02
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1. PREVIOUS

听到内心最正确的声音

“hear the truest voice within us.”

“It will help us overcome all difficulties”

3. NEXT

陪伴我们一生

“and keep us company for a lifetime.”

《灿如繁星》 · school_and_education
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活着才艰难
HSK 6 00:01
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活着才可怜

“Living is pitiful.”

2. TARGET TURN 活着才艰难

“Living is hard.”

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那你怎么不去死

“Then why don't you just die?”

《隐身的名字》 · social_and_dating
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西北边军那场仗 打得甚是艰难
HSK 6 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“You need to understand how desperate things were back then to grasp why this incident mattered.”

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黄金大劫案后

“After the gold heist,”

“the battle in the northwest was extremely tough.”

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我父王一度以为 那军饷就是被山贼劫走了

“My father once believed that the military funds were stolen by mountain bandits.”

《朝雪录》 · historical_and_court
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