"Challenging" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 困难 | kùn nan | difficult / challenging / straitened circumstances / difficult situation |   |
| 艰难 | jiān nán | difficult / hard / challenging | |
| 艰巨 | jiān jù | (of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult / challenging / demanding | |
| 高难 | gāo nán | extremely difficult / hard and dangerous / challenging | |
| 戛戛 | jiá jiá | difficult / challenging / original | |
| 克难 | kè nán | to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful / (of circumstances) difficult / challenging / (of a budget) tight / (of a man-made thing) makeshift / rough and ready | |
| 摸爬滚打 | mō pá gǔn dǎ | to go through challenging experiences / to become seasoned (in one's profession etc) | |
| 便难 | biàn nàn | retort with challenging questions / debate | |
| 在家千日好，出门一时难 | zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán | lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom) / fig. there's no place like home | |
| 滚石上山 | gǔn shí shàng shān | lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom) / fig. to engage in a highly challenging task with perseverance and determination | |
