Word: 艰辛 (jiānxīn) Traditional: 艱辛 艰辛 dictionary entry jiānxīn hardships; arduous; difficult Full dictionary entry for 艰辛 Example sentences using 艰辛 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 没人知道她这些年的艰辛。 Méi rén zhīdào tā zhèxiē nián de jiānxīn. No one knows the hardships she has been through these years. 登上山顶的路非常艰辛。 Dēngshàng shāndǐng de lù fēicháng jiānxīn. The road up to the summit is extremely arduous.