What does 坎坷 mean in Chinese?
坎坷 (kǎnkě) means (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and….
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
坎坷
(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and…
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 坎坷
How do you pronounce 坎坷?
坎坷 is pronounced kǎnkě.
Is 坎坷 an HSK word?
坎坷 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 坎坷?
坎坷 is used as a 形容词 (adjective) in Chinese.
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