truân chuyên
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Full of hardships and adversities: Describes a life, fate, or journey marked by repeated difficulties, misfortunes, and ups and downs.
- Tribulation-filled: Pertaining to a series of trials and sufferings one must endure.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cuộc đời của bà ấy thật truân chuyên. (Her life has been full of hardships.)
- Họ đã trải qua một hành trình truân chuyên để đến được tự do. (They went through a tribulation-filled journey to reach freedom.)
- Số phận truân chuyên khiến con người ta trở nên mạnh mẽ hơn. (A fate full of adversities makes people stronger.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in literary and formal contexts to describe a long period or the entirety of a life filled with struggles.
- Những thăng trầm, truân chuyên là một phần của cuộc sống. (Ups, downs, and hardships are a part of life.)
Variants and Related Words
- Truân chiên (adj): An older or variant form with the same meaning as 'truân chuyên'.
- Gian truân (adj): Arduous, difficult; describing something full of hardship and toil.
- cuộc sống gian truân (an arduous life)
Synonyms
- Đầy gian khó: Full of difficulties.
- Lận đận: Unlucky, unfortunate; marked by repeated failures or setbacks (often in life or career).
- Thăng trầm: Having ups and downs; vicissitudes.
Related Idioms
- Nếm mùi truân chuyên: To taste/experience hardships.
- Anh ấy đã nếm mùi truân chuyên từ khi còn rất trẻ. (He has tasted hardships since he was very young.)