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

羞愧当 xiū kuì nán dāng to feel ashamed (idiom)
耶稣受节 yē sū shòu nàn jié Good Friday
联合国民事务高级专员办事处 lián hé guó nán mín shì wù gāo jí zhuān yuán bàn shì chù Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
lín nàn in peril; facing disaster
自身保 zì shēn nán bǎo powerless to defend oneself (idiom); helpless
深重 kǔ nàn shēn zhòng deep grief; extensive sorrow
英雄过美人关 yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
万事起头 wàn shì qǐ tóu nán the first step is the hardest (idiom)
万事开头 wàn shì kāi tóu nán every beginning is difficult (idiom); getting started is always the hardest part
落落合 luò luò nán hé a loner; someone who does not easily get along with others
méng nàn to meet with disaster; killed; in the clutches of the enemy; to fall foul of; in danger
覆水收 fù shuǐ nán shōu spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom); it's no use crying over spilt milk; what's done is done and can't be reversed; the damage is done; once divorced, there's no reuniting
而上 jiàn nán ér shàng to take the bull by the horns (idiom)
诵读困症 sòng dú kùn nan zhèng dyslexia
请神容易送神 qǐng shén róng yì sòng shén nán it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away
zhì nàn to blame
duǒ nàn to take refuge; to seek refuge from disaster
biàn nàn to debate; to retort; to refute
逃灾避 táo zāi bì nàn to seek refuge from calamities
进退为 jìn tuì wéi nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
者 yù nàn zhě victim; fatality
船 yù nán chuán shipwreck
长夜明 cháng yè nán míng lit. many nights under a harsh moon; long years of oppression (idiom)
阎王好见,小鬼当 yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
关关过,关关过 guān guān nán guò , guān guān guò to meet with great difficulties but pull through