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难处 (nán chù) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

难处 (nán chù) is a Chinese word: difficulty. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 难处

名 míng noun

difficulty

我理解你的难处。

wǒ lǐ jiě nǐ de nán chù

I understand your difficulty.

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Word breakdown

难 nán — difficult, hard

Words with this character (23)
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处 chù — point, situation, aspect

Words with this character (14)
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  • 6 长处 cháng chù — strength HSK 5
    • 长 long, extended; implies excellence or being good at something
    • 处 place, point, aspect; refers to a particular quality or characteristic
    Example

    每个人都有自己的长处。

    měi gè rén dōu yǒu zì jǐ de cháng chù

    Everyone has their own strengths.

  • 7 处处 chù chù — everywhere HSK 6
    • 处 place, location
    • 处 place (repeated for emphasis to mean 'every place')
    Example

    春天来了，公园里处处开满了花。

    chūn tiān lái le gōng yuán lǐ chù chù kāi mǎn le huā

    Spring has arrived, flowers are blooming everywhere in the park.

  • 8 用处 yòng chù — use, usefulness HSK 6
    • 用 use, to use
    • 处 place, point (indicating where/how something is useful)
    Example

    这本书对我没什么用处。

    zhè běn shū duì wǒ méi shén me yòng chù

    This book is of no use to me.

  • 9 益处 yì chù — benefit HSK 6
    • 益 benefit, advantage
    • 处 point, aspect (nominalizer)
    Example

    锻炼对身体有很多益处。

    duàn liàn duì shēn tǐ yǒu hěn duō yì chù

    Exercise has many benefits for the body.

  • 10 住处 zhù chù — residence, dwelling HSK 7
    • 住 to live, to dwell
    • 处 place, location
    Example

    我找到了新的住处。

    wǒ zhǎo dào le xīn de zhù chù

    I found a new residence.

  • 11 办事处 bàn shì chù — representative office HSK 7
    • 办 to handle, to manage, to conduct
    • 事 affairs, matters, business
    • 处 place, location, office
    Example

    我们公司在北京设立了办事处。

    wǒ men gōng sī zài běi jīng shè lì le bàn shì chù

    Our company established a representative office in Beijing.

  • 12 去处 qù chù — place to go; whereabouts HSK 7
    • 去 to go; provides the directional/movement aspect
    • 处 place; provides the location aspect
    Example

    我在找一个安静的去处。

    wǒ zài zhǎo yí ge ān jìng de qù chù

    I'm looking for a quiet place to go.

  • 13 恰到好处 qià dào hǎo chù — just right HSK 7
    • 恰 exactly, precisely
    • 到 to reach, to arrive at
    • 好 good, appropriate
    • 处 point, place
    Example

    这道菜的调味恰到好处。

    zhè dào cài de tiáo wèi qià dào hǎo chù

    The seasoning of this dish is just right.

  • 14 随处可见 suí chù kě jiàn — can be seen everywhere HSK 7
    • 随 along, anywhere (indicates following or going along with any location)
    • 处 place, spot (refers to locations or places)
    • 可 can, may (indicates possibility or ability)
    • 见 see, be seen (the action or state of seeing/being visible)
    Example

    在中国，共享单车随处可见。

    zài zhōng guó gòng xiǎng dān chē suí chù kě jiàn

    In China, shared bicycles can be seen everywhere.

Structure & writing
1 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

1.1 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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
1.2 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
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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
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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)

Stroke order

2 处 chù — place; location
Xpinyin

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

consists of

2.1 夂 zhǐ — arriving from behind, following after
夂 is a component in 14 characters
HSK 1
条 tiáo a long narrow strip
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备 bèi to possess, to be equipped with
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冬 dōng winter (the fourth and coldest season) 务 wù affair; matter 处 chù place; location 复 fù to repeat; to do more than once 夏 xià summer (the second of the four seasons)
HSK 4
各 gè each; every (referring to different persons or things) 降 jiàng to fall; to descend (opposite of 升)
HSK 5
傻 shǎ foolish, stupid
HSK 6
麦 mài grain crops including barley, wheat, rye, and oats
HSK 7
囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler 惫 bèi (lit.) exhausted; extremely fatigued 隆 lóng grand; magnificent
2.2 卜 bǔ — divination; foretelling good or bad fortune using tortoise shells, animal bones, or other methods
Xpinyin
卜 is a component in 12 characters
HSK 1
下 xià lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance 外 wài outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里)
HSK 3
卡 kǎ truck; large freight vehicle 处 chù place; location
HSK 4
盐 yán salt (chemistry): compound composed of metal ions (including ammonium) and acid radicals
HSK 5
卧 wò to lie down 补 bǔ to mend or repair something damaged
HSK 6
扑 pū to lunge forward and throw oneself onto something 朴 pǔ unworked timber; rough wood
HSK 7
仆 pú servant hired to do household chores 卦 guà ancient divination symbol; also the tools or act of divination 赴 fù to go; to proceed to

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