Chinese Word: 难 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

难 (Trad.: 難)HSK 3

Antonyms: 易

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 隹

Ideographic: A hand 又 trying to grasp at a bird 隹

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 又 [ yòu ] and, also, again, in addition
- 隹 [ zhuī ] short-tailed bird; sparrow

Similar Characters: 焳滩摊

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Pinyin: nán

English Definition: difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good

Chinese Definition:
①不容易，做起来费事：难处。难度。难点。难关。难熬。难耐。难产。难堪。难题。难以。难于。困难。畏难。急人之难。
②不大可能办到，使人感到困难：难免。难为。难保。难怪。难倒(dǎo)。难道。难能可贵。
③不好：难听。难看。
④易。
Example Words:

难以	nán yǐ	hard to (predict, imagine etc)	HSK 4
难道	nán dào	don't tell me ...; could it be that...?	HSK 4
艰难	jiān nán	difficult; hard; challenging	HSK 6
难题	nán tí	difficult problem	HSK 3
难得	nán dé	seldom; rare; hard to come by	HSK 6

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Pinyin: nàn

English Definition: disaster; distress; to scold

Chinese Definition:
①灾祸，困苦：难民。灾难。遇难。逃难。殉难。患难。遭难。避难。排扰解难。
②仇怨：排难解纷。
③诘责，质问：发难。非难。责难。
④易。
Example Words:

灾难	zāi nàn	disaster; catastrophe	HSK 6
难民	nàn mín	refugee
苦难	kǔ nàn	suffering	HSK 4
遇难	yù nàn	to perish; to be killed
磨难	mó nàn	a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried

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Example Sentences

1		zhè 这 wèn tí 问题 yī xià zi 一下子 bǎ 把 wǒ 我 nán 难 zhù 住 le 了。 The question put me on the spot.
2		dàn shì 但是 duì 对 wǒ 我 lái 来 shuō 说 zhè yàng 这样 biǎo dá 表达 wǒ 我 de 的 qíng gǎn 情感 yǒu 有 diǎn ér 点儿 nán 难， yīn wèi 因为 wǒ 我 shì 是 gè 个 nán hái 男孩。 But as a boy, it is a bit difficult for me to show my heart.
3		shì 是 bù 不 shì 是 měi gè 每个 rén 人 dōu 都 hé 和 yuē hàn nán xiāng chǔ 约翰难相处， hái shì 还是 zhǐ yǒu 只有 nǐ 你 yí gè 一个 rén 人？ Does everyone have a hard time with John or is it just you?
4		wàn shì kāi tóu nán 万事开头难。 The first step is always difficult.
5		zhè 这 dào 道 tí 题 nán 难 jiě 解。 This problem is hard to solve.

More Sentences

1		zhè 这 wèn tí 问题 yī xià zi 一下子 bǎ 把 wǒ 我 nán 难 zhù 住 le 了。 The question put me on the spot.
2		dàn shì 但是 duì 对 wǒ 我 lái 来 shuō 说 zhè yàng 这样 biǎo dá 表达 wǒ 我 de 的 qíng gǎn 情感 yǒu 有 diǎn ér 点儿 nán 难， yīn wèi 因为 wǒ 我 shì 是 gè 个 nán hái 男孩。 But as a boy, it is a bit difficult for me to show my heart.
3		shì 是 bù 不 shì 是 měi gè 每个 rén 人 dōu 都 hé 和 yuē hàn nán xiāng chǔ 约翰难相处， hái shì 还是 zhǐ yǒu 只有 nǐ 你 yí gè 一个 rén 人？ Does everyone have a hard time with John or is it just you?
4		wàn shì kāi tóu nán 万事开头难。 The first step is always difficult.
5		zhè 这 dào 道 tí 题 nán 难 jiě 解。 This problem is hard to solve.

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