难难

nán

nàn

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Basic Meaning

adj

Antonym is 易 (yì, easy). Often used before verbs to describe a challenging task.

difficult; hard (to do); not easy

做起来费事；不容易（跟“易”相对）。

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难题难写难保难学难办难事

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这(zhè)个(gè)数(shù)学(xué)题(tí)对(duì)我(wǒ)来(lái)说(shuō)太(tài)难(nán)了(le)。
This math problem is too difficult for me.
中(zhōng)文(wén)学(xué)起(qǐ)来(lái)很(hěn)有(yǒu)挑(tiǎo)战(zhàn)性(xìng)，但(dàn)并(bìng)不(bú)是(shì)真(zhēn)的(de)那(nà)么(me)难(nán)。
Learning Chinese is challenging, but it's not actually that hard.

Usually describes an action that causes trouble or embarrassment for someone else.

to make things difficult for someone; to put someone in a difficult position

使人感到困难。

Words:

为难刁难难堪

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窘

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他(tā)老(lǎo)是(shì)提(tí)出(chū)奇(qí)怪(guài)的(de)要(yào)求(qiú)，真(zhēn)是(shì)在(zài)为(wéi)难(nán)我(wǒ)。
He always makes strange requests; he's really putting me in a difficult position.
不(bú)要(yào)因(yīn)为(wèi)小(xiǎo)事(shì)就(jiù)故(gù)意(yì)刁(diāo)难(nán)同(tóng)事(shì)。
Don't intentionally make things difficult for your colleagues over trivial matters.

adj

Placed before verbs (especially sensory verbs like 看, 听, 吃, 闻) to express an unsatisfactory quality.

hard to...; bad; unpleasant

用在动词前，表示使人不满意的性质在哪方面；不好。

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今(jīn)天(tiān)食(shí)堂(táng)的(de)菜(cài)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)难(nán)吃(chī)。
The food in the cafeteria is a bit unpleasant to eat today.
这(zhè)件(jiàn)衣(yī)服(fú)颜(yán)色(sè)不(bú)错(cuò)，但(dàn)是(shì)款(kuǎn)式(shì)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)难(nán)看(kàn)。
This piece of clothing has a nice color, but the style is a bit ugly.

Radical隹

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