2 sentences for 艰 (jiān — hardship)

1. 尽管饥饿和艰辛，村里没有人死。

   jǐn​guǎn jī'è hé jiān​xīn, cūn li méi​yǒu rén sǐ.

   Despite hunger and hardship, no one in the village died.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 年复一年，她们忍受了我们当中很少有人能忍受的艰难困苦。

   nián​fù​yī​nián, tā​men rěn​shòu le wǒ​men dāng​zhōng hěn shǎo yǒu​rén néng rěn​shòu de jiān​nán kùn​kǔ.

   Year after year, they endured hardships that few of us could bear.

   Source: CCMatrix