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Chinese dictionary
- 1
adj.difficult; hard; troublesome
难保
cannot say for sure
和他交朋友很难。
It's hard to make friends with him.
难说
you never can tell
他们的处境很难。
They are in a very difficult position.
antonym
- 2
adj.bad; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing
难吃
taste bad
难听
sound terrible
难看
ugly
- 3
v.make things difficult for somebody
你这可难住我了。
You've got me there.
这问题一下子把我难住了。
The question put me on the spot.
困难难不倒英雄。
A hero is never put off by difficulty.
Words and phrases with 难
- 难受[word]unwell; sad
- 难耐[word]hard to bear
- 难看[word]ugly; shameful
- 难逃法网[word]can’t escape punishment
- 难色[word]reluctant expression
- 难吃[word]unpalatable
- 难言[word]feel embarrassed to mention
- 难点[word]aporia
- 难听[word]unpleasant to hear; offensive
- 难以启齿[idiom]be too shy to speak out
- 难以置信[idiom]incredible
- 难以忍受[idiom]be hard to bear
- 难以为继[idiom]hard to carry on
- 难以言喻[idiom]be beyond expression
- 难上加难[idiom]add difficulty to difficulty
- 难言之隐[idiom]painful secret
- 难得糊涂[idiom]Where ignorance is a bliss, it's folly to be wise.
- 难以预料[idiom]be difficult to forecast
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "nán", the basic meaning of "难" is "不容易". When pronounced as "nàn", it refers to disasters, such as "遇难" and "难民"; it also means embarrassment, such as "刁难" and "责难".