Word: 苦难 (kǔnàn) Traditional: 苦難 苦难 dictionary entry kǔnàn suffering Full dictionary entry for 苦难 Example sentences using 苦难 4 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他很少讲起过去的苦难。 Tā hěn shǎo jiǎng qǐ guòqù de kǔnàn. He rarely talks about the suffering of his past. 哑巴吃黄连,有苦难言 yǎbachīhuánglián,yǒu kǔnàn yán a mute eating bitter goldthread: bitter and unable to speak of it 寄人篱下，有苦难言 jìrénlíxià, yǒu kǔnàn yán living under another's fence, with bitterness one can hardly voice 战争带来了无尽的苦难。 Zhànzhēng dàiláile wújìn de kǔnàn. War brought endless suffering.