kùn​nan HSK3

hardship

困难 (困難) kùn​nan
hardship adjective
a difficult situation, obstacle, or problem that needs to be overcome

No matter what difficulties we encounter, we must not give up.

difficult adjective
hard to do, achieve, or understand; challenging

It is very difficult to complete this task.

straitened adjective
experiencing financial hardship or poverty

Life was very hard for everyone during that post-war period.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
63.5 per million appears in 23% of films
Written text
135.9 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 3

Sources

Definitions
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