难
过

To feel sad in Chinese: 难过 (nán guò)

nán guò

to feel sad

HSK 3Traditional: 難過2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to feel sad
  2. 2to feel unwell
  3. 3(of life) to be difficult

Stroke order

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难
过

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄢˊ

nán

ㄋ/ nㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄨㄛˋ

guò

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

难过

Simplified

難過

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 我很难过。

    wǒ hěn nán guò。

    I am very sad.

  • 你在难过吗？

    nǐ zài nán guò ma？

    Are you sad?

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Related words

难

nán

difficult (to...)

过

guò

to cross

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

经过

jīng guò

to pass

不过

bù guò

only

超过

chāo guò

to surpass

过程

guò chéng

course of events

困难

kùn nan

difficult

难道

nán dào

don't tell me ...

难受

nán shòu

to feel unwell

通过

tōng guò

to pass through

度过

dù guò

to pass

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