hard-won
/ˌhɑːd ˈwʌn/adjective
उच्चारण हार्ड वन
कड़ी मेहनत से हासिल, बड़ी मुश्किल से पाया हुआ
Core word
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achieved only after a lot of effort and difficulty
कड़ी मेहनत से हासिल, बड़ी मुश्किल से पाया हुआ
- India's hard-won freedom must never be taken for granted.
- The team celebrated a hard-won victory in the final.
- Students should protect their hard-won marks by revising regularly.
+ 2 more examples
- They celebrated a hard-won peace after years of conflict.
- Her hard-won degree meant a lot to the family.
Synonyms hard-earned hard-fought
Opposite easy
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hard-won (adjective, before noun)
Hard-won describes something achieved only after a lot of effort and difficulty. It is a compound adjective written with a hyphen.
Hard-won उस चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जो बहुत प्रयास और कठिनाई के बाद पाई गई हो। यह hyphen वाला compound adjective है।
- It was a hard-won victory for the team.
- India's hard-won independence is precious.
hard-won + noun
Typical nouns are victory, freedom, independence, success, right, lesson and trust.
आम noun हैं: victory, freedom, independence, success, right, lesson और trust।
- He valued his hard-won degree.
hard-won after a linking verb
It can follow be or seem: The victory was hard-won. The pattern is less common than before a noun.
यह be या seem के बाद भी आ सकता है: The victory was hard-won। पर यह noun से पहले की तुलना में कम आम है।
- Their success was hard-won.
hard-won vs hard-earned
Hard-earned is used with money or rewards for work; hard-won with struggle, victory or rights.
Hard-earned पैसे या मेहनत के फल के साथ आता है; hard-won संघर्ष, जीत या अधिकारों के साथ।
- He spent his hard-earned money carefully. The hard-won freedom was celebrated.
+Collocations 5
hard-won + noun
victoryfreedomindependencereputationright
- Women's hard-won rights must be protected.
adverb + hard-won
verydearlypainfullytrulyespecially
- It was a painfully hard-won victory.
hard-won + lesson
lessonexperiencewisdomknowledgeskill
- Failure taught him a hard-won lesson about time.
verb + hard-won
protectlosewastecelebratedefend
- The country defended its hard-won freedom.
hard-won + success words
hard-won promotionhard-won trophyhard-won pointshard-won admissionhard-won gains
- He treasured his hard-won promotion.
“More examples 7
- Radhika's hard-won first rank made her family proud.
राधिका की कठिन परिश्रम से मिली पहली रैंक ने उसके परिवार को गर्वित किया।
- The team celebrated a hard-won draw against the champions.
टीम ने चैंपियनों के विरुद्ध कठिनाई से मिले ड्रॉ का जश्न मनाया।
- The farmers valued their hard-won water rights.
किसानों ने संघर्ष से मिले अपने जल-अधिकारों को महत्त्व दिया।
- Many hard-won reforms were lost in a single year.
संघर्ष से मिले कई सुधार एक ही वर्ष में खो गए।
- He cherished his hard-won place in the civil services.
उसने सिविल सेवा में अपने कठिन परिश्रम से पाए स्थान को संजोकर रखा।
- The hard-won peace lasted for many years.
कठिनाई से मिली शांति कई वर्षों तक कायम रही।
- The hard-won peace treaty ended years of conflict.
कठिनाई से हुई शांति संधि ने वर्षों का संघर्ष समाप्त किया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He won a hard-won victory with difficult.
✓ He won a hard-won victory with difficulty.
After the preposition with, use the noun difficulty, not the adjective difficult.
Preposition 'with' के बाद noun 'difficulty' आता है, adjective 'difficult' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Won here is said like one.
यहाँ won का उच्चारण one जैसा होता है।