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落难
luò nàn
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to meet with misfortune;
to fall into dire straits
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强人所难
qiǎng rén suǒ nán
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to force someone to do something
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寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
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lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom);
fig. extremely worried and troubled
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海难
hǎi nàn
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perils of the sea
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难言之隐
nán yán zhī yǐn
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a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom);
sth too embarrassing to mention;
an embarrassing illness
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殉难
xùn nàn
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to sacrifice oneself in a just cause;
a victim of a disaster
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出难题
chū nán tí
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to raise a tough question
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劫难
jié nàn
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calamity
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犯难
fàn nán
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to feel embarrassed;
to feel akward
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难点
nán diǎn
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difficulty
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骑虎难下
qí hǔ nán xià
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if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway
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疑难
yí nán
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hard to understand;
difficult to deal with;
knotty;
complicated
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难上加难
nán shàng jiā nán
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extremely difficult;
even more difficult
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寸步难行
cùn bù nán xíng
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unable to move a single step (idiom);
to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
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死难者
sǐ nàn zhě
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victim of an accident;
casualty;
martyr for one's country
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勉为其难
miǎn wéi qí nán
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to tackle a difficult job (idiom);
to do sth reluctantly
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逃难
táo nàn
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to run away from trouble;
to flee from calamity;
to be a refugee
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罹难
lí nàn
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to die in an accident or disaster;
to be killed
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高难
gāo nán
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extremely difficult;
hard and dangerous;
challenging
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知难而退
zhī nán ér tuì
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to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation;
to get out on finding out what it's really like
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艰难险阻
jiān nán xiǎn zǔ
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untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
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多灾多难
duō zāi duō nàn
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to be plagued with misfortunes;
precarious
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救难
jiù nán
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to rescue;
rescue (operation, workers)
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死难
sǐ nàn
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to die in an accident;
to die for a just cause
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万难
wàn nán
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countless difficulties;
extremely difficult;
against all odds
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