艰险

艱險

jiānxiǎn

adjective HSK 7-9 #27,496

Meanings

1 difficult and dangerous
2 perilous; hazardous

Characters

difficult; hard

dangerous; perilous

Examples

他们克服了重重艰险，终于到达了目的地。

Tāmen kèfú le chóngchóng jiānxiǎn, zhōngyú dàodá le mùdìdì.

They overcame many perils and finally reached their destination.

前方的道路充满了艰险。

Qiánfāng de dàolù chōngmǎn le jiānxiǎn.

The road ahead is full of hardships and dangers.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

艰 jiān

险 xiǎn