艰险
jiān xiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

艰险
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jiān xiǎn
  1. difficult and dangerous
  2. hardships and perils

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

保险
bǎo xiǎn
  1. 1 insurance
  2. 2 to insure
  3. 3 safe
  4. 4 secure
  5. 5 be sure
  6. 6 be bound to
  7. 7 CL:份[fèn]
冒险
mào xiǎn
  1. 1 to take risks
  2. 2 to take chances
  3. 3 foray
  4. 4 adventure
危险
wēi xiǎn
  1. 1 danger
  2. 2 dangerous
艰巨
jiān jù
  1. 1 arduous
  2. 2 terrible (task)
  3. 3 very difficult
  4. 4 formidable
艰辛
jiān xīn
  1. 1 hardships
  2. 2 arduous
  3. 3 difficult
艰难
jiān nán
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 challenging
险
xiǎn
  1. 1 danger
  2. 2 dangerous
  3. 3 rugged
风险
fēng xiǎn
  1. 1 risk
  2. 2 hazard
保险柜
bǎo xiǎn guì
  1. 1 a safe
  2. 2 strongbox
好险
hǎo xiǎn
  1. 1 to have a close call
  2. 2 to have a narrow escape
探险
tàn xiǎn
  1. 1 to explore
  2. 2 to go on an expedition
  3. 3 adventure
探险家
tàn xiǎn jiā
  1. 1 explorer
有惊无险
yǒu jīng wú xiǎn
  1. 1 to be more scared than hurt (idiom)
  2. 2 to get through a daunting experience without mishap
艰苦
jiān kǔ
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 arduous
艰险
jiān xiǎn
  1. 1 difficult and dangerous
  2. 2 hardships and perils
阴险
yīn xiǎn
  1. 1 treacherous
  2. 2 sinister
险些
xiǎn xiē
  1. 1 narrowly
  2. 2 almost
  3. 3 nearly
险恶
xiǎn è
  1. 1 dangerous
  2. 2 sinister
  3. 3 vicious
险阻
xiǎn zǔ
  1. 1 dangerous and difficult (path)
惊险
jīng xiǎn
  1. 1 thrilling
  2. 2 a thriller

Idioms (12)

化险为夷
huà xiǎn wéi yí
  1. 1 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
履险如夷
lu:3 xiǎn rú yí
  1. 1 lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
山高水险
shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift
  2. 2 to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)
抢险救灾
qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi
  1. 1 to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (idiom)
有惊无险
yǒu jīng wú xiǎn
  1. 1 to be more scared than hurt (idiom)
  2. 2 to get through a daunting experience without mishap
步履维艰
bù lu:3 wéi jiān
  1. 1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. 2 to walk with difficulty
举步维艰
jǔ bù wéi jiān
  1. 1 to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
艰深晦涩
jiān shēn huì sè
  1. 1 abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
艰苦朴素
jiān kǔ pǔ sù
  1. 1 leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
艰难险阻
jiān nán xiǎn zǔ
  1. 1 untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
铤而走险
tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn
  1. 1 to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)
险象环生
xiǎn xiàng huán shēng
  1. 1 dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils

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