苦难 (kǔ nàn) — suffering; hardship; misery
Definition
苦难 (kǔnàn) names suffering as a sustained condition of life — usually a noun for 'hardship' (e.g. 经历苦难, 人生的苦难). More literary than 痛苦 (which is an adjective meaning 'painful') and broader than 磨难, which leans toward trials one overcomes.
noun
sufferinghardshipmisery
Examples
- ，苦难。Zài zhàn zhēng nián dài, rén men jīng lì le jù dà de kǔ nàn.During the war years, people experienced tremendous suffering.
- 苦难。Tā yì shēng dōu zài yǔ kǔ nàn zuò dòu zhēng.He struggled against hardship all his life.
- 苦难。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le dǐ céng rén mín de kǔ nàn.This novel depicts the suffering of the lower-class people.
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