艰苦卓绝 (jiān kǔ zhuō jué) — extremely arduous and difficult; marked by exceptional hardship and struggle
Definition
An emphatic chengyu meaning 'extremely arduous and heroic' — used for long, sustained struggle (wars, missions, lives), not everyday hardship. Stronger and more literary than 艰苦 alone.
idiom
extremely arduous and difficultmarked by exceptional hardship and struggle
Examples
- 艰苦卓绝，。Zài jiān kǔ zhuō jué de tiáo jiàn xià, tā men réng rán jiān chí wán chéng le rèn wu.Under extraordinarily difficult conditions, they still insisted on completing the mission.
- 艰苦卓绝。Zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng jīng lì le yì bǎi duō nián jiān kǔ zhuō jué de dòu zhēng.This war experienced over a hundred years of arduous struggle.
- 艰苦卓绝。Tā yì shēng dōu zài wèi lǐ xiǎng ér jiān kǔ zhuō jué dì fèn dòu.He struggled with extraordinary difficulty his whole life for his ideals.
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