Word: 艰难 (jiānnán) Traditional: 艱難 艰难 dictionary entry jiānnán difficult Full dictionary entry for 艰难 Example sentences using 艰难 4 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 我想让她干这项艰难的工作。 Wǒ xiǎng ràng tā gàn zhè xiàng jiānnán de gōngzuò. I want to leave this difficult job to her. 自那以后他便过起了艰难的生活。 Zì nà yǐhòu tā biàn guò qǐle jiānnán de shēnghuó. He led a hard life after that. 这个月我过得有点艰难。 Zhège yuè wǒ guò de yǒudiǎn jiānnán. This month was kind of difficult. 这是个很艰难的斗争。 Zhè shì gè hěn jiānnán de dòuzhēng. It was an uphill struggle.