苦难

苦難

kǔnàn

noun HSK 7-9 #8,357

Meanings

1 suffering
2 hardship
3 misery

Characters

bitter; suffering

hardship; disaster

Examples

他经历了很多苦难。

Tā jīnglì le hěnduō kǔnàn.

He has experienced a lot of suffering.

苦难使人变得更坚强。

Kǔnàn shǐ rén biàn de gèng jiānqiáng.

Suffering makes people stronger.

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苦难 is a literary, weighty word used for serious or prolonged suffering (war, poverty, oppression). For everyday difficulties, use 困难 (kùnnan, difficulty) instead.

Stroke Order

苦 kǔ

难 nán