Chinese Word: 难 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

难 (Trad.: 難)Polyphone (多音字)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:

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

1		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 hěn nán 很难。 This question is difficult.
2		zhè 这 dào 道 shǔ xué tí 数学题 hěn nán 很难。 This math question is very difficult.
3		wǒ 我 hěn nán 很难 jì zhu 记住 hàn zì 汉字。 I find it hard to memorize Chinese characters.
4		zhè zhī 这支 qiān bǐ 铅笔 hěn nán 很难 xiě 写。 This pencil is difficult to write with.
5		zuì hòu 最后 yí dào 一道 tí 题 hěn nán 很难。 The last question was very difficult.

1		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 hěn nán 很难。 This question is difficult.
2		zhè 这 dào 道 shǔ xué tí 数学题 hěn nán 很难。 This math question is very difficult.
3		wǒ 我 hěn nán 很难 jì zhu 记住 hàn zì 汉字。 I find it hard to memorize Chinese characters.
4		zhè zhī 这支 qiān bǐ 铅笔 hěn nán 很难 xiě 写。 This pencil is difficult to write with.
5		zuì hòu 最后 yí dào 一道 tí 题 hěn nán 很难。 The last question was very difficult.