kǎn kě

坎坷 (kǎn kě) is a Chinese word meaning “(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes”.

Meanings

  1. 1(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes

Characters in 坎坷

坎kǎn · pit坷kē · used in 坷垃[ke1 la1]

Related words

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