艰险 (jiān xiǎn) — difficult and dangerous
Definition
Adds a strong sense of physical danger and peril to difficulty. Compare 艰难 (just hard) and 惊险 (thrilling-danger, like a movie, not real hardship).
adjective
difficult and dangerous
Examples
- 艰险,。Zhè tiáo shān lù fēi cháng jiān xiǎn, kāi chē yào xiǎo xīn.This mountain road is very dangerous; drive carefully.
- 艰险,。Tàn xiǎn jiā men jīng lì le jiān xiǎn de lǚ chéng, zhōng yú dào dá le mù dì dì.The explorers went through a perilous journey and finally reached their destination.
- 艰险,。Zài jiān xiǎn de tiáo jiàn xià, tā men yī rán jiān chí gōng zuò.Under dangerous conditions, they still persisted in working.
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