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难受

nán shòu · nan shou

Traditional 難受

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to feel unwell
  2. to suffer pain
  3. to be difficult to bear
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The long train ride

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)坐了(zuòle)十个小时(shígèxiǎoshí)的(de)火车(huǒchē)，好(hǎo)难受(nánshòu)。

    I rode a train for ten hours. I feel awful.

  2. Liangliang

    哪里(nǎlǐ)难受(nánshòu)？

    Where does it feel bad?

  3. Dengdeng

    腿(tuǐ)难受(nánshòu)，一直(yīzhí)不能(bùnéng)动(dòng)。

    My legs hurt. I could not move them.

  4. Liangliang

    下车(xiàchē)走一走(zǒuyīzǒu)吧(ba)。

    Get off and walk around.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！走一走(zǒuyīzǒu)就(jiù)不(bù)难受(nánshòu)了(le)。

    Good! A walk and I will not feel bad.

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)这是(zhèshì)火车(huǒchē)，下一站(xiàyīzhàn)三个小时(sāngèxiǎoshí)以后(yǐhòu)才(cái)到(dào)。

    But this is a train. The next stop is three hours away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)说(shuō)，虽(suī)然(rán)没(méi)发(fā)高(gāo)烧(shāo)，但(dàn)身(shēn)体(tǐ)暖(nuǎn)得(de)难(nán)受(shòu)。

While not experiencing high fevers, she said, her body gets uncomfortably warm.

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

02

哎(āi)呦(yōu)好(hǎo)难(nán)受(shòu)啊(a)，全(quán)身(shēn)发(fā)痒(yǎng)！

Grr! I'm itchy all over, and it's driving me crazy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by CanadianBoson · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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难
nán

difficult (to...); problem

受
shòu

to receive; to accept

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