坎坷不平 kǎn kě bù píng 🔊 potholed and bumpy road (idiom) + Review this word Meanings kǎn kě bù píng potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes Its characters 坎kǎnpit坷kěused in 坎坷[kan3 ke3]不bùnot; noHSK 1平píngflat; level; smoothHSK 5