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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 艰难

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
艰难 jiān nán - difficult
- hard
- challenging

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
6 5 2,157 4,418 4,380

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
艰 jiān- difficult
- hard
- hardship
难 nán- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
难 nàn- disaster
- distress
- to scold

Other Words Containing 艰难

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
艰难 6 5 2,157 4,418 4,380
艰难险阻 - - 44,214 44,935 43,695