艰险

艱險
jiānxiǎn
adjective HSK 7-9 #27,496

Meanings

  1. 1 difficult and dangerous
  2. 2 perilous; hazardous

Examples

HSK 6
Qiánfāng de dàolù chōngmǎn le jiānxiǎn.
The road ahead is full of hardships and dangers.
HSK 7-9
Tāmen kèfú le chóngchóng jiānxiǎn, zhōngyú dàodá le mùdìdì.
They overcame many perils and finally reached their destination.

Tips

memory
(difficult) + (dangerous) = both difficult AND dangerous. Often used for journeys, expeditions, or figurative life paths.

Stroke Order

jiān
xiǎn