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难为情 (nán wéi qíng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

难为情 (nán wéi qíng) is a Chinese word: embarrassed. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 难为情

形 xíng adjective

embarrassed

他在众人面前出错,感到很难为情。

tā zài zhòng rén miàn qián chū cuò gǎn dào hěn nán wéi qíng

He made a mistake in front of everyone and felt very embarrassed.

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Word breakdown

难 nán — difficult, hard (conveys discomfort)

为 wéi — to be, to do (connecting element)

情 qíng — feeling, emotion, situation

Structure & writing
1 难 nán — difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)
Xpinyin
难 is a component in 3 characters

consists of

1.1 又 yòu — again; indicating repetition or successive occurrence of an action
又 is a component in 38 characters
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2 为 wéi — to do; to act
Xpinyin
为 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

2.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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3 情 qíng — emotion; feeling; psychological state of love, hatred, joy, fear, etc. aroused by external things

情 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

3.1 忄 xīn — heart/mind radical (vertical form)
忄 is a component in 55 characters
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