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艰巨 jiānjù

艰巨 jiānjù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 艰巨 jiānjù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiānjù | jian1 ju4
English translation
arduous
terrible (task)
very difficult
formidable

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Traditional form

艱巨

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 艰巨 jiānjù

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jiān

Type

pictophonetic

Phonetic compound

jǐn

Semantic compound

gěn

Positional decomposition

又艮

Number of Strokes

8

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a carpenter's square, a tool for measuring right angles. Based on the original meaning "carpenter's square", now written as . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

fāng

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 艰巨 jiānjù

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电脑 diànnǎo 简化 jiǎnhuà le Jiào 聋人阅读 yuèdú 这一艰巨 jiānjù de 工作 gōngzuò

The computer has simplified the difficult task of teaching reading to the deaf.

罗马尼亚 Luó mǎ ní yà 经济 jīngjì de 复兴 Fùxīng jiāng shì 一项长期 cháng qī ér 艰巨 jiānjù de 工作 gōngzuò

Revitalising the Romanian economy will be a long haul.

一场更为 gèng wéi 艰巨 jiānjù de 战斗 zhàndòu 正等待 zhāo 总统 zǒngtǒng

A much bigger battle is ahead for the president.

工作 gōngzuò hěn 艰巨 jiānjù 需要 xūyào yǒu 极大 jí dà de 耐心 nàixīn

It was exacting work and required all his patience.

艰巨 jiānjù Decomposition

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艰巨 jiānjù Compounds

See all 29 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 艰巨 jiānjù in their composition.

  • jiān
        • jiǒng
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