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Pronunciation |
: |
nàn |
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Meaning |
: |
- disaster; distress; trouble. (n)
- blame; scold. (v)
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Radical |
: |
隹 |
Strokes |
: |
10 |
Traditional |
: |
難 ( Stroke Order ) |
Usage |
: |
35.7% |
Notes |
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also as nán |
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Common Words / Phrases:
2. |
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|
: |
calamity; catastrophe; disaster |
3. |
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|
: |
pain; sufferings; misery |
4. |
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: |
create difficulties; make things difficult |
Sentences:
1. The hurricane created a total disaster. |
jù |
fēng |
zào |
chéng |
le |
yì |
chǎng |
jù |
dà |
zāi |
nán |
。 |
飓 |
风 |
造 |
成 |
了 |
一 |
场 |
巨 |
大 |
灾 |
难 |
。 |
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飓风 |
: |
hurricane |
造成 |
: |
cause; create |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
一 |
: |
one |
场 |
: |
measure word |
巨大 |
: |
big |
灾难 |
: |
disaster |
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2. The disaster resulted in substantial losses for our company. |
zāi |
nán |
gěi |
wǒ |
men |
gōng |
sī |
zào |
chéng |
le |
zhòng |
dà |
sǔn |
shī |
。 |
灾 |
难 |
给 |
我 |
们 |
公 |
司 |
造 |
成 |
了 |
重 |
大 |
损 |
失 |
。 |
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灾难 |
: |
calamity; catastrophe; disaster |
给 |
: |
for, to |
我们 |
: |
our |
公司 |
: |
company |
造成 |
: |
cause |
了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
重大 |
: |
big |
损失 |
: |
loss |
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3. Those who survive a catastrophe are bound to have good fortune later on. |
dà |
nàn |
bù |
sǐ |
, |
bì |
yǒu |
hòu |
fú |
。 |
大 |
难 |
不 |
死 |
, |
必 |
有 |
后 |
福 |
。 |
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大难 |
: |
catastrophe; big disaster |
不 |
: |
not |
死 |
: |
die |
必 |
: |
must |
有 |
: |
have |
后 |
: |
after |
福 |
: |
good fortune |
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