两难
liǎng nán
Pinyin

Definition

两难
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liǎng nán
  1. dilemma
  2. quandary
  3. to face a difficult choice

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

liǎng
  1. 1 two
  2. 2 both
  3. 3 some
  4. 4 a few
  5. 5 tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jīn] (old)
nán
  1. 1 difficult (to...)
  2. 2 problem
  3. 3 difficulty
  4. 4 difficult
  5. 5 not good
nán shòu
  1. 1 to feel unwell
  2. 2 to suffer pain
  3. 3 to be difficult to bear
nán guò
  1. 1 to feel sad
  2. 2 to feel unwell
  3. 3 (of life) to be difficult
nán dào
  1. 1 don't tell me ...
  2. 2 could it be that...?
kùn nan
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 challenging
  3. 3 straitened circumstances
  4. 4 difficult situation
huàn nàn
  1. 1 trials and tribulations
zāi nàn
  1. 1 disaster
  2. 2 catastrophe
wéi nán
  1. 1 to feel embarrassed or awkward
  2. 2 to make things difficult (for someone)
  3. 3 to find things difficult (to do or manage)
mó nàn
  1. 1 a torment
  2. 2 a trial
  3. 3 tribulation
  4. 4 a cross (to bear)
  5. 5 well-tried
jiān nán
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 challenging
kǔ nàn
  1. 1 suffering
nán yǐ
  1. 1 hard to (predict, imagine etc)
nán miǎn
  1. 1 hard to avoid
  2. 2 difficult to escape from
  3. 3 will inevitably
nán chī
  1. 1 unpalatable
nán kān
  1. 1 hard to take
  2. 2 embarrassed
nán dù
  1. 1 trouble
  2. 2 problem
nán dé
  1. 1 seldom
  2. 2 rare
  3. 3 hard to come by
nán dé yī jiàn
  1. 1 rarely seen
nán wàng
  1. 1 unforgettable

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
  1. 1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is helpless alone
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
一体两面
yī tǐ liǎng miàn
  1. 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
三天两头
sān tiān liǎng tóu
  1. 1 lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
  2. 2 frequently
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
  1. 1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
介于两难
jiè yú liǎng nán
  1. 1 to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
两全其美
liǎng quán qí měi
  1. 1 to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
  2. 2 to get the best of both worlds
  3. 3 to have it both ways
  4. 4 to have one's cake and eat it too
两国相争,不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
两败俱伤
liǎng bài jù shāng
  1. 1 both sides suffer (idiom)
  2. 2 neither side wins

Sample Sentences

这种人情世故最麻烦了,又要满足别人期望,又要考虑到自身的经济状况,真是两难,但我觉得这种话也别太放在心上,包红包还是应该要量力而为呀!
zhèzhǒng rénqíng shìgù zuì máfan le ,yòu yào mǎnzú biérén qīwàng ,yòu yào kǎolǜ dào zìshēnde jīngjì zhuàngkuàng ,zhēn shì liǎng nán ,dàn wǒ juéde zhèzhǒng huà yě bié tài fàng zàixīnshàng ,bāo hóngbāo háishì yīnggāi yào liànglìérwèi ya !
Dealing with people is always difficult, as you have to meet other people's expectations, but you also have to think about your own financial status, it's a real conundrum, but I think you shouldn't take it personally, you should just give within your capacity!