艰
险

Difficult and dangerous in Chinese: 艰险 (jiān xiǎn)

jiān xiǎn

difficult and dangerous

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 艱險1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1difficult and dangerous
  2. 2hardships and perils

Stroke order

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艰
险

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ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄢˇ

xiǎn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

艰险

Simplified

艱險

Traditional

Example sentences

See 艰险 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他们踏上了一条艰险的旅途。

    tā men tà shàng le yì tiáo jiān xiǎn de lǚ tú。

    They set out on a difficult and dangerous journey.

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Related words

险

xiǎn

danger

危险

wēi xiǎn

danger

保险

bǎo xiǎn

insurance

风险

fēng xiǎn

risk

艰巨

jiān jù

arduous

艰苦

jiān kǔ

difficult

冒险

mào xiǎn

to take risks

艰难

jiān nán

difficult

艰辛

jiān xīn

hardships

惊险

jīng xiǎn

perilous

探险

tàn xiǎn

to explore

遇险

yù xiǎn

to get into difficulties

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