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| Pronunciation |
: |
nán |
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| Meaning |
: |
- difficult; hard; troublesome. (adj)
- bad; unpleasant. (adj)
- to put somebody into a difficult position. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
隹 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
難 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
35.7% |
| Notes |
: |
also as nàn |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
used to give force to a rhetorical question |
| 2. |
|
|
: |
hard to (predict, imagine etc) |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
difficult; challenging |
| 6. |
|
|
: |
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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|
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 测验 |
: |
test |
| 很 |
: |
quite |
| 难 |
: |
difficult |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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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