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Pronunciation |
: |
nán |
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Meaning |
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- difficult; hard; troublesome. (adj)
- bad; unpleasant. (adj)
- to put somebody into a difficult position. (v)
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Radical |
: |
隹 |
Strokes |
: |
10 |
Traditional |
: |
難 ( Stroke Order ) |
Usage |
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35.7% |
Notes |
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also as nàn |
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Common Words / Phrases:
1. |
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used to give force to a rhetorical question |
2. |
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: |
hard to (predict, imagine etc) |
3. |
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: |
difficult; challenging |
6. |
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: |
to feel sad; to feel unwell |
Sentences:
1. The test was rather difficult. |
zhè |
ge |
cè |
yàn |
hěn |
nán |
。 |
这 |
个 |
测 |
验 |
很 |
难 |
。 |
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这 |
: |
this |
个 |
: |
measure word |
测验 |
: |
test |
很 |
: |
quite |
难 |
: |
difficult |
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2. The food in the restaurant is yucky. |
zhè |
cān |
tīng |
de |
shí |
wù |
hěn |
nán |
chī |
。 |
这 |
餐 |
厅 |
的 |
食 |
物 |
很 |
难 |
吃 |
。 |
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这 |
: |
this |
餐厅 |
: |
restaurant |
的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
食物 |
: |
food |
很 |
: |
very |
难 |
: |
bad; unpleasant |
吃 |
: |
eat |
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3. How can you not understand? |
nǐ |
nán |
dào |
hái |
bù |
míng |
bai |
ma |
? |
你 |
难 |
道 |
还 |
不 |
明 |
白 |
吗 |
? |
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你 |
: |
you |
难道 |
: |
used to give force to a rhetorical question |
还 |
: |
still |
不明白 |
: |
not understand |
吗 |
: |
question tag |
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4. Men should be superior to hardship. |
rén |
bù |
yīng |
xiàng |
kùn |
nán |
dī |
tóu |
。 |
人 |
不 |
应 |
向 |
困 |
难 |
低 |
头 |
。 |
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人 |
: |
man |
不应 |
: |
should not |
向 |
: |
to |
困难 |
: |
difficulty |
低头 |
: |
lower one’s head |
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