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HSK 7-9 · HSK VOCABULARY 坎坷 kǎnkě
(of a road) bumpy
Character structure 形
HSK 7-9
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HSK vocabulary — ▶ Listen Listen 0.65× HSK vocabulary + Quick check HSK VOCABULARY 01 Meaning03 Practise writing04 Quick check01 · MEANING 坎坷 坎坷 (kǎnkě) is an HSK 7-9 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is (of a road) bumpy ; depending on context, it can also mean (of life) rough or to be down on one's luck. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01 (of a road) bumpy
02 (of life) rough
03 to be down on one's luck
04 to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
03 · PRACTISE WRITING Practise writing 坎
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04 · QUICK CHECK Quick check 坎坷 (of a road) bumpy to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
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