难 (難)
nán
Pinyin
Definition
难 (難)
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- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
难 (難)
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- disaster
- distress
- to scold
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
- 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一木难支
- 1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
- 2 fig. one is helpless alone
一言既出,驷马难追
- 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言难尽
- 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
世上无难事,只怕有心人
- 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
- 2 persistence will overcome
Sample Sentences
老实说,我觉得这个提案很难执行。
Honestly speaking, I think it’s hard to proceed with your proposal.
生产有一定的标准流程,赶货的话,我们很难为质量把关啊。
The production has a standard process, it will be hard to make sure the quality if we do it in a hurry.
产量高,生产难免会出错。你们怎么控制品质呢?
With high output, errors will inevitably occur in production. How do you control quality?
王总,您难得来上海,明天我带您去一些景区逛逛吧?
Mr. Wang, you seldom have such opportunity to come to Shanghai, Shall I take you to pay a visit to some scenic areas?
难怪怪不得早早就当上主管。
No wonder he got promoted to a manager.
他比你还用功,难怪能考第一名!
He’s more hardworking than you, no wonder he came in first!
心口不一的女生很难懂。
Girls who don’t say what they mean are hard to understand.
他说话有口无心,别难过。
He talks without thinking first. Don’t be sad.
爱情很难天长地久。
It's difficult to have an everlasting relationship.
温差如此大,液态水自然难以留住。
By how dramatically the temperature would drop, it is hard to remain liquid water.