刁难 刁難
刁难 刁難 diāo nàn ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ diu1 naan4 HSK 7-9
- to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
- Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2]
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刁
- 刁妇 刁婦 diāo fù ㄉㄧㄠ ㄈㄨˋ diu1 fu5 shrew
- 刁悍 diāo hàn ㄉㄧㄠ ㄏㄢˋ diu1 hon6 cunning and fierce
- 刁斗 diāo dǒu ㄉㄧㄠ ㄉㄡˇ diu1 dau2 soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness (in ancient times)
- 刁民 diāo mín ㄉㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄣˊ diu1 man4 (derogatory) unruly people
- 刁滑 diāo huá ㄉㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˊ diu1 waat6 artful
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- 刁蛮 刁蠻 diāo mán ㄉㄧㄠ ㄇㄢˊ diu1 maan4 crafty and unruly
- 刁钻 刁鑽 diāo zuān ㄉㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄢ diu1 zyun3 crafty
- 放刁 fàng diāo ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠ fong3 diu1 to act wickedly
- 石刁柏 shí diāo bǎi ㄕˊ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄅㄞˇ sek6 diu1 paak3 asparagus
- 百般刁难 百般刁難 bǎi bān diāo nàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄢ ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ baak3 bun1 diu1 naan4 (idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties
难 難
- 困难 困難 kùn nan ㄎㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄋㄢ kwan3 naan4 difficult
- 灾难 災難 zāi nàn ㄗㄞ ㄋㄢˋ zoi1 naan6 disaster; catastrophe
- 为难 為難 wéi nán ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ wai4 naan4 to feel embarrassed or awkward
- 磨难 磨難 mó nàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ mo4 naan6 a torment
- 空难 空難 kōng nàn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˋ hung1 naan6 air crash
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- 罹难 罹難 lí nàn ㄌㄧˊ ㄋㄢˋ lei4 naan6 to die in an accident or disaster
- 艰难 艱難 jiān nán ㄐㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ gaan1 naan4 difficult
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 遇难 遇難 yù nàn ㄩˋ ㄋㄢˋ jyu6 naan6 to perish
- 避难 避難 bì nàn ㄅㄧˋ ㄋㄢˋ bei6 naan4 to take refuge; to seek asylum
- 难以 難以 nán yǐ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ naan4 ji5 hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- 难免 難免 nán miǎn ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ naan4 min5 hard to avoid
- 难受 難受 nán shòu ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡˋ naan4 sau6 to feel unwell
- 难堪 難堪 nán kān ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄢ naan4 ham1 hard to take
- 难度 難度 nán dù ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄨˋ naan4 dou6 degree of difficulty
- 难得 難得 nán dé ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄜˊ naan4 dak1 seldom
- 难忘 難忘 nán wàng ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄤˋ naan4 mong4 unforgettable
- 难怪 難怪 nán guài ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ naan4 gwaai3 (it's) no wonder (that...)
- 难民 難民 nàn mín ㄋㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ naan6 man4 refugee
- 难看 難看 nán kàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄎㄢˋ naan4 hon3 ugly
Idioms with these characters
- 碍难从命 礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng ㄞˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ngoi6 naan4 cung4 ming6 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
- 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- 插翅难飞 插翅難飛 chā chì nán fēi ㄔㄚ ㄔˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄟ caap3 ci3 naan4 fei1 lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape
Show 6 more idioms with 难 難
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 unable to move a single step (idiom)
- 大难临头 大難臨頭 dà nàn lín tóu ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄊㄡˊ daai6 naan4 lam4 tau4 to be facing imminent calamity (idiom)
- 多难兴邦 多難興邦 duō nàn xīng bāng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄅㄤ do1 naan4 hing1 bong1 much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
- 法网难逃 法網難逃 fǎ wǎng nán táo ㄈㄚˇ ㄨㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄠˊ faat3 mong5 naan4 tou4 it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
- 覆水难收 覆水難收 fù shuǐ nán shōu ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄡ fuk1 seoi2 naan4 sau1 spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom)
Example sentences
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澳洲 的 考试 考試 方式 并不 並不 是 为了 為了 刁难 刁難 受 测 測 者 。
The method used for tests in Australia is not meant to be difficult for the people sitting them.
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