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困难 (kùn nan) – difficult

kùn nan

difficult

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 困難2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1difficult
  2. 2challenging
  3. 3straitened circumstances
  4. 4difficult situation

Simplified & traditional

困难

Simplified

困難

Traditional

Example sentences

See 困难 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这非常困难。

    zhè fēi cháng kùn nán 。

    This is very difficult.

  • 我呼吸困难。

    wǒ hū xī kùn nán 。

    I have trouble breathing.

Related words

难

nán

difficult (to...)

困

kùn

to trap

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

难道

nán dào

don't tell me ...

难受

nán shòu

to feel unwell

难怪

nán guài

(it's) no wonder (that...)

难看

nán kàn

ugly

难题

nán tí

difficult problem

难听

nán tīng

unpleasant to hear

难度

nán dù

degree of difficulty

难免

nán miǎn

hard to avoid

艰难

jiān nán

difficult

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