HSK 7-9
煎熬
jiān’áo动
to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal
漫长旱季让村民备受煎熬。
Màn cháng hàn jì ràng cūn mín bèi shòu jiān áo.
The long dry season subjected the villagers to an ordeal.
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Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.