难
受

To feel unwell in Chinese: 难受 (nán shòu)

nán shòu

to feel unwell

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 難受2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to feel unwell
  2. 2to suffer pain
  3. 3to be difficult to bear

Stroke order

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难
受

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ㄋㄢˊ

nán

ㄋ/ nㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄡˋ

shòu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

难受

Simplified

難受

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 我难受三周了。

    wǒ nán shòu sān zhōu le。

    I was sore for three weeks.

  • 他死了我真难受。

    tā sǐ le wǒ zhēn nán shòu。

    I am very sad that he has died.

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Related words

难

nán

difficult (to...)

受

shòu

to receive

难过

nán guò

to feel sad

接受

jiē shòu

to accept

困难

kùn nan

difficult

难道

nán dào

don't tell me ...

受到

shòu dào

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)

承受

chéng shòu

to bear

感受

gǎn shòu

to sense

难怪

nán guài

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

难看

nán kàn

ugly

受伤

shòu shāng

to sustain injuries

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