艰苦

Traditional form:

艱苦

Pinyin (reading):

jiānkǔ

Definitions:

• difficult
• hard
• arduous

Characters:

• 艰 - difficult, hard; hardship
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering

Traditional characters:

• 艱 - difficult, hard; hardship
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering