艰 (艱) jiān

1. jiān adjective difficult; hard
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '艱'; Guoyu '艱' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '艱' 1, p. 169; Mathews 1931 '艱', p. 114; Unihan '艱'; XHZD '艰', p. 327)
2. jiān adjective distressing
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '艱' n; Kroll 2015 '艱' 3, p. 169; Mathews 1931 '艱', p. 114; Unihan '艱')
3. jiān adjective dangerous
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '艱' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '艱' 2, p. 169)

Contained in

• 艰难(艱難) difficult ; hardship; kṛcchra

Also contained in

艰穷 、 不避艰险 、 艰深 、 丁艰罚 、 外艰 、 艰苦 、 艰险 、 艰食 、 艰苦奋斗 、 举步维艰 、 人艰不拆 、 艰贞 、 艰巨性 、 艰难创业 、 艰阻 、 丁外艰 、 艰钜 、 艰巨 、 艰危 、 艰烦 、 艰困 、 艰难险阻 、 稼穑艰难 、 丁内艰 、 艰苦朴素 、 艰辛 、 丁艰 、 艰深晦涩 、 步履维艰

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Truncated for common words

• Life's Golden Age 人生的黃金歲月 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 5 - Gas Station of Life 《迷悟之間(五)人生加油站》 — count: 2
• Buddhism and Literature 佛教與文學 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 2
• “Collection of Humanistic Buddhism Papers” Preface 《人間佛教論文集》序 Selected Humanistic Buddhism Prefaces 《人間佛教序文選》 — count: 2
• Hsing Yun Diary 42 - Examining Thoughts: Strength to be Tolerant 星雲日記42～檢查心念 包容力(1996/8/16~1996/8/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 2
• Songs 3 歌 ■之三 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 2
• The Cause and Conditions of My Work on “Compilation of the Buddhist Canon” 我「編藏」的因緣 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 6 - Culture and Education 2 《百年佛緣6－文教篇2》 — count: 2
• My Promotion of Humanistic Buddhism 我推動人間佛教 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 12 - Practicing the Buddha’s Way 2 《百年佛緣12－行佛篇2》 — count: 2
• Inscriptions 碑銘 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 1
• Begging for Alms Transforms the Heart, but will not Necessarily Transform into Money 化緣化心，不一定化錢 Hundred Sayings 4 - Half and Half 《往事百語4－一半一半》 — count: 1
• Chapter 8: The Importance of Causes and Conditions in the Human World 【八說】人間因緣的重要 Hear Me Out: Messages from a Humble Monk 《貧僧有話要說》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 维艰 (維艱) 半絲半縷恆念物力維艱 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 17: Monastery Couplets 第十七講．寺院聯語 — count: 47
• 艰涩 (艱澀) 古文艱澀難懂 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 5: Organizational Management 《僧事百講5－組織管理》, Lecture 14: Administrative Matters 第十四講．行政學習 — count: 38
• 时艰 (時艱) 共體時艱 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 8 - Where do Blessings Come From? 《迷悟之間(八)福報哪裡來》, Loosing your Cool 沉不住氣 — count: 8
• 古文艰 (古文艱) 古文艱澀難懂 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 5: Organizational Management 《僧事百講5－組織管理》, Lecture 14: Administrative Matters 第十四講．行政學習 — count: 6
• 遇到艰 (遇到艱) 遇到艱澀不懂的字 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 6 - Four Principles for Acting with Integrity 《星雲法語6－做人四原則》, Scroll 3: The Four Aspects of the Dharma are Everywhere - Assimilating the Four Don'ts 卷四 處眾四法 吸收四不 — count: 3
• 义理艰 (義理艱) 義理艱澀 — Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》, Volume 10: Religion Overview - Class 20: Prerequisites for Religious Teachers 第十冊　宗教概說 第二十課　宗教師的條件 — count: 2
• 一门艰 (一門艱) 佛教的唯識學是一門艱澀而枯燥的佛教心理學 — A Life With Palms Joined 1 - In Nanjing, I was my Mother's Audience 《合掌人生1－在南京,我是母親的聽眾》, Buddhism's Relatives by Marriage 佛門親家 — count: 2
• 备受艰 (備受艱) 雖備受艱厄困頓 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》, The Building of Modern Buddhism 現代佛教的建設 — count: 2
• 艰厄 (艱厄) 雖備受艱厄困頓 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》, The Building of Modern Buddhism 現代佛教的建設 — count: 2
• 艰劳 (艱勞) 是該不辭艱勞 — Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 16 - The Skillful Use of Chan: Humanistic Buddhism 星雲日記16～禪的妙用 人間佛教(1992/4/1~4/15) — count: 2