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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 艰苦奋斗

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
艰苦奋斗 jiān kǔ fèn dòu - to struggle arduously

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 46,723 10,605 35,581

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jiān- difficult
- hard
- hardship
- bitter
- hardship
- pain
- to suffer
- to bring suffering to
- painstakingly
fèn- to exert oneself (bound form)
dǒu- abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]
dǒu- dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]
- decaliter
- peck
- cup or dipper shaped object
- old variant of 陡[dou3]
dòu- to fight
- to struggle
- to condemn
- to censure
- to contend
- to put together
- coming together
dòu- variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]
dòu- variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]
dòu- variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]

Other Words Containing 艰苦奋斗

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
艰苦奋斗 - 9 46,723 10,605 35,581