坎坷

kǎn kě

HSK 7 adjective

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Meaning 释义

  1. (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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爷爷yéye出生chūshēng在zài战争zhànzhēng时期shíqī，人生rénshēng际遇jìyù很hěn坎坷kǎnkě，很hěn辛苦xīnkǔ。

Grandpa was born during wartime, and his life has been full of hardships.

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