Character

难

nàn HSK 6

nán HSK 3

难 nàn HSK 6

1. misfortune; disaster; calamity
2. to rebuke; to question accusingly

Words using 难 as nàn (7)

1 灾难 zāi nàn — disaster HSK 6
- 灾 disaster, calamity
- 难 difficulty, catastrophe
Example

灾难发生后，救援队立即赶到现场。

zāi nàn fā shēng hòu jiù yuán duì lì jí gǎn dào xiàn chǎng

After the disaster occurred, the rescue team immediately rushed to the scene.
2 刁难 diāo nàn — to make things difficult for HSK 7
- 刁 crafty, deliberately troublesome
- 难 difficult, trouble
Example

别刁难他了，他已经尽力了。

bié diāo nàn tā le tā yǐ jīng jìn lì le

Stop making things difficult for him, he's already done his best.
3 磨难 mó nàn — hardship HSK 7
- 磨 grinding, wearing down through difficulty
- 难 difficulty, suffering, calamity
Example

他经历了许多磨难，但从未放弃。

tā jīng lì le xǔ duō mó nàn dàn cóng wèi fàng qì

He experienced many hardships but never gave up.
4 空难 kōng nàn — air disaster HSK 7
- 空 air, sky, aviation
- 难 disaster, calamity
Example

调查人员正在分析空难的原因。

diào chá rén yuán zhèng zài fēn xī kōng nàn de yuán yīn

Investigators are analyzing the cause of the air disaster.
5 苦难 kǔ nàn — suffering HSK 7
- 苦 bitter, painful
- 难 disaster, calamity
Example

战争给人民带来了巨大的苦难。

zhàn zhēng gěi rén mín dài lái le jù dà de kǔ nàn

War brought great suffering to the people.

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6 遇难 yù nàn — to perish HSK 7
- 遇 to encounter, to meet with
- 难 disaster, calamity, misfortune
Example

三名登山者在雪崩中遇难。

sān míng dēng shān zhě zài xuě bēng zhōng yù nàn

Three climbers perished in an avalanche.
7 避难 bì nàn — to take refuge HSK 7
- 避 to avoid, to escape
- 难 disaster, calamity, hardship
Example

战争爆发后，许多人民不得不避难到邻国。

zhàn zhēng bào fā hòu xǔ duō rén mín bù dé bù bì nàn dào lín guó

After the war broke out, many people had no choice but to take refuge in neighboring countries.

难 nán HSK 3

1. difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)
2. to make someone feel it is difficult
3. unpleasant; bad (used before a verb to indicate an unsatisfactory quality)
4. (arch.) also same as 傩 (nuó)

Words using 难 as nán (24)

Structure & writing

难 nán — difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)

Xpinyin

难 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 7

摊 tān to spread out; to lay flat 滩 tān beach; shoal; sandbank (flat land formed by silt along rivers, lakes, or seas) 瘫 tān paralysis; loss of motor function due to nerve damage

consists of

1 又 yòu — again; indicating repetition or successive occurrence of an action

又 is a component in 38 characters

HSK 1

对 duì to answer; to reply 服 fú clothing; garment 欢 huān joyful, happy 汉 hàn Han River (汉江), originating in southern Shaanxi, flowing into the Yangtze at Wuhan, Hubei 鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)

HSK 3

双 shuāng two (often symmetrical, opposite of 单) 叔 shū father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated) 受 shòu to receive; to accept 变 biàn to change; to differ from before 戏 xì to play; to frolic

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报 bào newspaper; also refers to certain periodicals 轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)

HSK 4

仅 jǐn only; merely 反 fǎn to flip over; to turn upside down 取 qǔ to take into one's hand 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 支 zhī to prop up; to support

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观 guān to observe carefully 餐 cān to eat (a meal)

HSK 5

劝 quàn to persuade; to convince someone by presenting facts and reasoning 叉 chā fork (a utensil with two or more tines at one end and a handle at the other) 权 quán ancient counterweight of a steelyard 艰 jiān difficult; not easy

HSK 6

叙 xù to narrate, to chat 径 jìng narrow path; footpath 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')

HSK 7

侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 凤 fèng phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰) 叹 tàn to sigh out of worry or sorrow 圣 shèng supremely exalted and wise 奴 nú slave (person oppressed, exploited, and controlled in old society)

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寝 qǐn to sleep 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 盈 yíng to be full; to fill up 缀 zhuì to sew together; to stitch 驭 yù to drive (a carriage or horse)

2 隹 zhuī — short-tailed bird radical

隹 is a component in 23 characters

HSK 1

谁 shéi who (interrogative pronoun)

HSK 2

准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion

HSK 3

难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)

HSK 4

售 shòu to sell; to vend 推 tuī push (an object) outward in the direction of force

HSK 5

唯 wéi solely, only 堆 duī a pile; a heap of accumulated things 维 wéi to connect; to tie 集 jí to gather, assemble, collect

HSK 6

截 jié to cut off; to sever (something long and slender) 携 xié to carry with one; to bring along 椎 zhuī vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals 焦 jiāo scorched, charred (dried out by heat, turning yellowish-black, hard and brittle) 雄 xióng male (of organisms that produce sperm, opposite of 雌)

HSK 7

帷 wéi curtain; tent curtain surrounding an area 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 雀 què sparrow; small bird with long wings, varies in plumage between sexes, feeds on grains and insects; refers broadly to small birds 雅 yǎ court music of the Zhou dynasty; the Ya odes in the Book of Songs (divided into Greater Ya and Lesser Ya) 雇 gù to hire someone to work for you

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雌 cí female (of animals or plants, capable of producing egg cells; opposite of 雄) 雕 diāo to carve or engrave on bamboo, wood, jade, metal, etc. 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage)

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