维艰

維艱
wéijiān
  1. (literary) very difficult
  2. very difficult

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 维 Wéi
  1. abbr. for Uighur 维吾尔 Wéiwúěr
  2. surname Wei
=1 维 wéi
  1. to preserve
  2. to maintain
  3. to hold together
  4. dimension
  5. vitamin (abbr. for 维生素 wéishēngsù)
2 艰 jiān
  1. difficult
  2. hard
  3. hardship

Containing this entry

步履维艰 bùlǚwéijiān
  1. to have difficulty walking (idiom)
  2. to walk with difficulty
举步维艰 jǔbùwéijiān to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)