nán nan

difficult, arduous, hard; unable

HSK 3 #295

DEFINITIONS

难 nán
  • difficult (to...)
  • problem
  • difficulty
  • difficult
  • not good
难 nàn
  • disaster
  • distress
  • to scold

STROKES

WORDS

千金买 qiān jīn nán mǎi can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
qiān nán wàn nán extremely difficult
日 shòu nàn rì Good Friday
纪念 shòu nán jì niàn memorial
可共患 kě gòng huàn nàn to go through thick and thin together (idiom)
君子一言,驷马追 jūn zǐ yī yán , sì mǎ nán zhuī a nobleman's word is his bond (proverb)
吞咽困 tūn yàn kùn nán dysphagia (medicine)
善财舍 shàn cái nán shě to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity; skinflint; miserly
咽下困 yàn xià kùn nán dysphagia (medicine)
在于 kùn nán zài yú the problem is...
在家千日好,出门一时 zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom); fig. there's no place like home
坐立安 zuò lì nán ān unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
兴邦 duō nàn xīng bāng much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
dà nàn great catastrophe
不死,必有后福 dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)
天下无事,只怕有心人 tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
天理容 tiān lǐ nán róng Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom); intolerable behavior
奢入俭 shē rù jiǎn nán it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)
奢易俭 shē yì jiǎn nán easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
好借好还,再借不 hǎo jiè hǎo huán , zài jiè bù nán see 有借有還,再借不難|有借有还,再借不难 [you3 jie4 you3 huan2 , zai4 jie4 bu4 nan2]
好梦成 hǎo mèng nán chéng a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
ān nàn (classical) (of soldiers etc) resolute in the face of adversity
家家有本念的经 jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
寸步移 cùn bù nán yí see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2]
寸金买寸光阴 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.; Time is precious.