难

Difficult (to...) in Chinese: 难 (nán)

nán

difficult (to...)

HSK 3Traditional: 難2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1difficult (to...)
  2. 2problem
  3. 3difficulty
  4. 4difficult
  5. 5not good

Stroke order

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难

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄢˊ

nán

ㄋ/ nㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

难

Simplified

難

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 众口难调。

    zhòng kǒu nán tiáo。

    It is difficult to satisfy everyone.

  • 知己难求。

    zhī jǐ nán qiú。

    A real friend is like a rare bird.

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Related words

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

困难

kùn nan

difficult

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

难得

nán dé

seldom

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