艱鉅 (jiānjù) — formidable, daunting; a hard task on a huge scale

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艱鉅 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

艱鉅＝艱＋鉅

ㄐㄧㄢㄐㄩˋ · jiānjù

adjective — formidable, daunting; a hard task on a huge scale

字源 FORM — what the parts do

艱hard-going (艱難)jiān

鉅huge (鉅額)jù金 metal + 巨 jù for the sound and the sense of great size

艱鉅，艱難的艱，鉅額的鉅。