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艰难险阻

艱難險阻
jiānnánxiǎnzǔ
idiom #44,214

Meanings

  1. 1 hardships and obstacles
  2. 2 dangers and difficulties on the road ahead
  3. 3 untold trials and tribulations

Examples

他们克服了无数艰难险阻，终于到达了目的地。
Tāmen kèfú le wúshù jiānnánxiǎnzǔ, zhōngyú dàodá le mùdìdì.
They overcame countless hardships and obstacles and finally reached their destination.
创业路上的艰难险阻让他变得更坚强。
Chuàngyè lù shàng de jiānnánxiǎnzǔ ràng tā biànde gèng jiānqiáng.
The difficulties of the entrepreneurial road made him stronger.
不怕艰难险阻，勇往直前。
Bù pà jiānnánxiǎnzǔ, yǒngwǎngzhíqián.
Unafraid of any hardship, forging bravely ahead.

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history
From 《左传·僖公二十八年》: 险阻艰难备尝之矣 — 'every danger and hardship had been tasted to the full.' Originally said of Duke Wen of Jin, who endured 19 years of exile before becoming ruler.
memory
Four synonymous characters piled together for emphasis: 艰 (hard) + 难 (difficult) + 险 (dangerous) + 阻 (obstructing). Each doubles the force of the next.

Stroke Order

艰 jiān
难 nán
险 xiǎn
阻 zǔ