坎坷

kǎnkě

bumpy

adjectiveHSK 3.0 word list · Band 7
Dictionary entry

(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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他的一生很坎坷。

Tā de yìshēng hěn kǎnkě.

English

His life has been rough.

这条路为什么这么坎坷？

Zhè tiáo lù wèi shénme zhème kǎnkě?

English

Why is this road so bumpy?

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