nán wei
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  • 1

    v.embarrass; press; bring pressure on somebody

    • yǒu yì nán wei bié rén

      有意难为别人

      embarrass someone on purpose

    • tā bù huì chàng gē jiù bié zài nán wei tā le ba

      唱歌难为

      She cannot sing, so don't force her to do that.

    • bù xiǎng nán wei nǐ bù xiǎng fàng qì nǐ

      难为放弃

      I don 't want to embarrass you and give you up.

  • 2

    v.be a difficult job (for somebody to do); (accomplish something difficult) thanks to; by the grace of

    • ràng nǐ sān tiān ná chū yī piān gǎo zi yě zhēn nán wei nǐ le

      拿出稿子难为

      It's hard for you to have to come up with an article in three days.

    • zài zhàn zhēng nián dài tā yī gè rén lā che jǐ gè hái zi zhēn nán wei tā le

      战争年代拉扯孩子难为

      It was quite a job for her to bring up several children all by herself during the war.

    • jiā wù shì kào tā yī gè rén zhào liào zhēn nán wei le tā

      家务事照料难为

      She takes care of all the housework, which really makes life difficult for her.

  • 3

    v.pol(expression of one's gratitude to someone) thank you for ...

    • nán wei nǐ guān shang mén

      难为关上

      Would you mind shutting the door?

    • nán wei nǐ le

      难为

      Thanks for your effort.

    • chē piào yě tì wǒ mǎi hǎo le zhēn nán wei nǐ le a

      车票买好难为

      I'm grateful to you for booking the train ticket for me.

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