艰巨

艰巨 jiānjù

Arduous (difficult task)

艰巨 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體艱巨 jianju

What 艰巨 means

Arduous (difficult task)

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Character by character

艰巨 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

艰

jiān

Hardship (difficult)

巨

jù

Huge (giant)

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How to write 艰巨

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艰巨 in a sentence

这是一项艰巨的任务。

Zhè shì yí xiàng jiānjù de rènwu.

This is an arduous task.

工作虽然艰巨，但很有意义。

Gōngzuò suīrán jiānjù, dàn hěn yǒu yìyì.

The work is hard but very meaningful.

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Questions about 艰巨

What does 艰巨 mean in English?

艰巨 is pronounced jiānjù and means Arduous (difficult task).

How do you pronounce 艰巨?

艰巨 is jiānjù in pinyin — written jianju without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 艰巨?

艰巨 is written with 2 characters: 艰 (jiān) Hardship (difficult), 巨 (jù) Huge (giant). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 艰巨 written in traditional Chinese?

艱巨. The simplified form 艰巨 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 艱巨 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiānjù.

Is 艰巨 an HSK word?

Yes — 艰巨 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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