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坷
坷
ke3
 
- uneven (path); unfortunate (in life)
 
| strokes | 
8 | 
| radical | 
 | 
| strokes after radical | 
5 | 
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坎坷
坎坷
kan3 ke3
 
- bumpy (of a road); rough (of life); to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
 
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坎坷不平
坎坷不平
kan3 ke3 bu4 ping2
 
- potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
 
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坎坷多舛
坎坷多舛
kan3 ke3 duo1 chuan3
 
- full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
 
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坷垃
坷垃
ke1 la1
 
- (dialect) clod (of earth)
 
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命途坎坷
命途坎坷
ming4 tu2 kan3 ke3
 
- to have a tough life; to meet much adversity in one's life