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khó khăn

Pronunciation Northern /xɔ˧˥ xan˧˧/ Central /kʰɔ̰˩˧ kʰaŋ˧˥/ Southern /kʰɔ˧˥ kʰaŋ˧˧/
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difficult
Adjective
difficult

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Meaning
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Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
difficult or hard Problems, Opinions & EvaluationTheme Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

Encountering many obstacles or requiring a lot of effort to be successfully completed.

vi Đây là một công việc khó khăn và đòi hỏi nhiều nỗ lực.

en This is a difficult task that requires a lot of effort.

Noun

Sense 2 Noun
difficulty Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

A situation or problem that is not easy to solve and causes many obstacles.

vi Chúng tôi đã vượt qua nhiều khó khăn để giải quyết vấn đề này.

en We overcame many difficulties to solve this problem.

Parts
khó / khăn
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Similar
khô khan / cam go / khó lòng / gian khổ …
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Use
khó chịu / khó xử / khó nhọc / khó coi …
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