Definition
患难 is a literary noun meaning 'hardship' or 'adversity'. It rarely stands alone; it is typically used in fixed phrases such as 患难与共 ('to share hardships together') and 患难之交 ('a friend in need'), or in expressions like 共度患难 ('to go through adversity together').
n.
hardshipadversitytrials and tribulations
Examples
- 患难，。Tāmen shì yí duì huàn nàn fūqī, gǎnqíng fēicháng shēnhòu.They are a couple who have weathered hardships together, and their bond is very deep.
- 患难。Zhēnzhèng de péngyou zài huàn nàn zhōng cáinéng kàn chūlái.True friends can only be recognized in times of adversity.
- 患难。Tāmen yìqǐ dùguò le hěnduō huàn nàn.They have gone through many hardships together.
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