患难

患難

huànnàn

noun #22,703

Meanings

HSK 3

他们共同经历了许多患难。

Tāmen gòngtóng jīnglì le xǔduō huànnàn.

They went through many hardships together.

HSK 7-9

患难见真情，他们的友谊经受住了考验。

Huànnàn jiàn zhēnqíng, tāmen de yǒuyì jīngshòu zhù le kǎoyàn.

True feelings are revealed in adversity - their friendship stood the test.

usage

患难 is often used in the set phrase 患难之交 (a friend through hardship, i.e. a true friend) or the proverb 患难见真情 (adversity reveals true feelings).

患 huàn

难 nán