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difficult; challenging

Adjective

  1. 1

    difficult; challenging

    Very complicated or hard to do.

    Korean definition: 하기가 복잡하거나 힘이 들다.

    • On the math test, Jisu got every question right except one difficult one.

    • The hospital said my father's surgery is a difficult one, so it will take a long time.

  2. 2

    difficult; hard

    Being in serious trouble or suffering great hardship.

    Korean definition: 곤란한 일이나 고난이 많다.

    • After his parents passed away, Min-jun went through a hard adolescence alone.

    • Having failed his job exam and broken up with his girlfriend, Min-jun is going through a really hard time these days.

  3. 3

    difficult

    Not easy to understand some words or a piece of writing.

    Korean definition: 말이나 글을 이해하기가 쉽지 않다.

    • Jisu reads difficult-to-understand papers two or three times.

    • Professor Kim uses a lot of difficult words in class, so the students don't understand him well.

  4. 4

    difficult

    Hard to make a living because one is poor.

    Korean definition: 가난해서 살기가 고생스럽다.

    • Ever since my father quit his job due to illness, my family has lived a hard life.

    • My uncle lives a hard life on the living allowance the government pays every month.