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坎坷

kǎn kě

C1–C2 Level 7

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”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. (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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Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).