Definitions

1. 1. bumpy (of a road)
2. 2. rough (of life)
3. 3. to be down on one's luck
4. 4. to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes

Components

• 坎 kǎn – pit
• 坷 kě – uneven (path)

Related Words

• 坎坷不平 kǎn kě bù píng – potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
• 坎坷多舛 kǎn kě duō chuǎn – full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
• 命途坎坷 mìng tú kǎn kě – to have a tough life