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难

nán · nan/nàn · nan

Traditional 難

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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nán 難

  1. difficult (to...)
  2. problem
  3. difficulty
  4. difficult
  5. not good

nàn 難

  1. disaster
  2. distress
  3. to scold
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A hard puzzle

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)拼图(pīntú)好(hǎo)难(nán)啊(a)，我(wǒ)拼(pīn)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    This puzzle is so hard. I have worked on it for an hour.

  2. Liangliang

    有多(yǒuduō)难(nán)？几(jǐ)块(kuài)？

    How hard? How many pieces?

  3. Dengdeng

    一千(yīqiān)块(kuài)，太(tài)难(nán)了(le)！

    A thousand pieces. It's too hard!

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)不(bù)难(nán)，让(ràng)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    I don't think it's hard. Let me look.

  5. Dengdeng

    你看(nǐkàn)，就(jiù)差(chà)最后(zuìhòu)一(yī)块(kuài)了(le)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)不到(bùdào)。

    Look, only the last piece is missing, but I can't find it.

  6. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)找(zhǎo)不到(bùdào)，它(tā)在(zài)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)呢(ne)！

    No wonder you can't find it. It's in your hand!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)一(yí)旦(dàn)开(kāi)始(shǐ)说(shuō)话(huà)，就(jiù)很(hěn)难(nán)让(ràng)她(tā)停(tíng)下(xià)来(lái)。

Once she starts talking, she is hard to stop.

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02

这(zhè)道(dào)数(shù)学(xué)题(tí)太(tài)难(nán)了(le)，我(wǒ)做(zuò)不(bu)出(chū)来(lái)。

This math problem is too hard; I can't solve it.

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