Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Hard Times

Chinese translation:

艰难岁月

Added to glossary by Joseph Du
Mar 28, 2002 03:29
22 yrs ago
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English term

Hard Times

Non-PRO English to Chinese Bus/Financial
A difficult time in one's life.
Proposed translations (Chinese)
4 +9 艰难岁月
4 +5 困難時期
4 艰难时事、艰难时代
3 ??

Proposed translations

+9
43 mins
Selected

艰难岁月

艰难(jian nan):hard
岁月(sui yue):times
Peer comment(s):

agree jinshi
1 hr
agree ecindy
1 hr
agree Xiaoping Fu
2 hrs
agree Donglai Lou (X)
2 hrs
agree Raytrans
2 hrs
agree Raymond Chu
3 hrs
agree Libin PhD
4 hrs
agree hjl
1 day 6 hrs
agree Yubing YANG (X)
1 day 21 hrs
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+5
42 mins

困難時期

there are also many other interpretations.

The above is also widely used to descript the time in 60's in China.
Peer comment(s):

agree Xiaoping Fu
2 hrs
agree Donglai Lou (X)
2 hrs
agree Raymond Chu
3 hrs
agree Libin PhD
4 hrs
agree Yubing YANG (X)
1 day 21 hrs
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1 day 22 hrs

艰难时事、艰难时代

As English writer, Charles Dickens' "Hard Times"
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5 days

??

more short expression as a 'hard time',easily accepted .
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