difficult/hard/hardship/bereavement, particularly of parents
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語素
即係艱難 difficulties; challenges; obstacles
Definitions (Wiktionary)
character, obsolete
disaster
character, obsolete
dangerous
character, obsolete
parent's death
character
difficult; hard
character, obsolete
hardship; suffering
Definitions (Unihan)
difficult, hard
distressing
Cangjie Input - Simplified
EAV
Cangjie Input - Traditional
TOAV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 五级汉字表 #106
HSK3 高等手写字表 #178
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
选择什么是“对”或“错”是一项艰难的任务，我们却必须要完成它。
選擇什麼是“對”或“錯”是一項艱難的任務，我們卻必須要完成它。
xuǎn zé shén me shì “ duì ” huò “ cuò ” shì yī xiàng jiān nán de rèn wu ， wǒ men què bì xū yào wán chéng tā 。
It is a difficult task, choosing what is "right" or "wrong", but you have to do it.
It's difficult choosing between what's right and what's wrong, but you have to make the choice.
Mandarin
我老板把艰巨的任务指派给了我。
我老闆把艱鉅的任務指派給了我。
wǒ lǎo bǎn bǎ jiān jù de rèn wu zhǐ pài gěi le wǒ 。
My boss assigned the hard job to me.
Mandarin
失业之后他挨过了一段非常艰苦的日子。
失業之後他捱過了一段非常艱苦的日子。
shī yè zhī hòu tā āi guò le yī duàn fēi cháng jiān kǔ de rì zi 。
After losing his job, he went through a very difficult time.
Mandarin
这不公平！凭什么我必须做艰苦的工作。
這不公平！憑什麼我必須做艱苦的工作。
zhè bu gōng píng ！ píng shén me wǒ bì xū zuò jiān kǔ de gōng zuò 。
It's not fair! I have to do the hard work!
Mandarin
今晚稍早，我接到马侃参议员打来，态度非常恳切的电话。马侃参议员已打完一场漫长艰苦的选战。他为这个他所热爱的国家所打的仗更久，更艰苦。他为美国的奉献牺牲，是我们多数同胞难以想像的。因为有他这位勇敢无私的领袖的奉献，我们才能过比较好的日子。
今晚稍早，我接到馬侃參議員打來，態度非常懇切的電話。馬侃參議員已打完一場漫長艱苦的選戰。他為這個他所熱愛的國家所打的仗更久，更艱苦。他為美國的奉獻犧牲，是我們多數同胞難以想像的。因為有他這位勇敢無私的領袖的奉獻，我們才能過比較好的日子。
jīn wǎn shāo zǎo ， wǒ jiē dào mǎ kǎn cān yì yuán dǎ lái ， tài du fēi cháng kěn qiè de diàn huà 。 mǎ kǎn cān yì yuán yǐ dǎ wán yī chǎng màn cháng jiān kǔ de xuǎn zhàn 。 tā wèi zhè ge tā suǒ rè ài de guó jiā suǒ dǎ dī zhàng gèng jiǔ ， gèng jiān kǔ 。 tā wèi měi guó de fèng xiàn xī shēng ， shì wǒ men duō shù tóng bāo nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de 。 yīn wèi yǒu tā zhè wèi yǒng gǎn wú sī de lǐng xiù de fèng xiàn ， wǒ men cái néng guò bǐ jiào hǎo de rì zi 。
A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.
Compiling a Cantonese dictionary is an arduous job.
Cantonese
艰难嘅决定
艱難嘅決定
gaan1 naan4 ge3 kyut3 ding6
tough decision
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
伟大而艰巨的任务
偉大而艱鉅的任務
wěi dà ér jiān jù de rèn wù
a great and arduous task
Mandarin
过著艰苦的生活
過著艱苦的生活
guò zhù jiān kǔ de shēng huó
to live a hard life.
Mandarin
今天的年轻人也应该为他们的后人艰苦奋斗，不能抱着“今朝有酒今朝醉”的态度过日子。
今天的年輕人也應該為他們的後人艱苦奮鬥，不能抱着“今朝有酒今朝醉”的態度過日子。
jīn tiān de nián qīng rén yě yīng gāi wèi tā men de hòu rén jiān kǔ fèn dòu ， bù néng bào zhe “ jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì ” de tài dù guò rì zi ．
Today's youth must struggle diligently for the sake of those who will come after them. They must not while away their time with an attitude of here today, gone tomorrow.
Mandarin
我们需要大力发扬他们这种艰苦奋斗的精神，也需要更多地注意解决他们在劳动和生活中的迫切问题。
我們需要大力發揚他們這種艱苦奮鬥的精神，也需要更多地注意解決他們在勞動和生活中的迫切問題。
wǒ men xū yào dà lì fā yáng tā men zhè zhǒng jiān kǔ fèn dòu de jīng shén ， yě xū yào gèng duō de zhù yì jiě jué tā men zài láo dòng hé shēng huó zhōng de pò qiè wèn tí ．
We must strive to encourage this zeal for hard work and at the same time pay still greater attention to solving the pressing problems in their work and everyday life.