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难关

nán guān · nan guan

Traditional 難關

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. difficulty
  2. crisis
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The hardest part

  1. Dengdeng

    做饭(zuòfàn)是(shì)我(wǒ)最大(zuìdà)的(de)难关(nánguān)。

    Cooking is my biggest hurdle.

  2. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)闯(chuǎng)难关(nánguān)。先(xiān)洗(xǐ)米(mǐ)。

    Today we will break through the hurdle together. First wash the rice.

  3. Dengdeng

    洗(xǐ)好(hǎo)了(le)！下一步(xiàyībù)呢(ne)？

    Washed! What is next?

  4. Liangliang

    开火(kāihuǒ)。

    Turn on the fire.

  5. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)难关(nánguān)，我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)再(zài)闯(chuǎng)吧(ba)。

    This hurdle, let us tackle it tomorrow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

帮(bāng)助(zhù)他(tā)人(rén)度(dù)过(guò)难(nán)关(guān)的(de)人(rén)，却(què)无(wú)法(fǎ)度(dù)过(guò)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)难(nán)关(guān)。

Those who help others through hard times often can't get through their own.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

只(zhǐ)要(yào)大(dà)家(jiā)团(tuán)结(jié)，就(jiù)一(yí)定(dìng)能(néng)渡(dù)过(guò)难(nán)关(guān)。

As long as everyone stays united, we will surely get through the difficulty.

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