困难 困難
困难 困難 kùn nan ㄎㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄋㄢ kwan3 naan4 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3
- difficult
- challenging
- straitened circumstances
- difficult situation
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困
- 困境 kùn jìng ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ kwan3 ging2 predicament; plight
- 困惑 kùn huò ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ kwan3 waak6 bewildered
- 困扰 困擾 kùn rǎo ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄠˇ kwan3 jiu5 to perplex
- 贫困 貧困 pín kùn ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ pan4 kwan3 impoverished
- 交困 jiāo kùn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄎㄨㄣˋ gaau1 kwan3 beset with difficulties
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- 危困 wēi kùn ㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ngai4 kwan3 grave situation
- 受困 shòu kùn ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ sau6 kwan3 trapped
- 困倦 kùn juàn ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ kwan3 gyun6 tired
- 困厄 kùn è ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄜˋ kwan3 aak1 in deep water
- 困守 kùn shǒu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ kwan3 sau2 to stand a siege
- 困局 kùn jú ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩˊ kwan3 guk6 dilemma
- 困窘 kùn jiǒng ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄥˇ kwan3 kwan3 embarrassment
- 困苦 kùn kǔ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ kwan3 fu2 deprivation
- 困顿 困頓 kùn dùn ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ kwan3 deon6 fatigued
- 围困 圍困 wéi kùn ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ wai4 kwan3 to besiege
- 春困 chūn kùn ㄔㄨㄣ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ceon1 kwan3 spring fatigue
- 犯困 犯睏 fàn kùn ㄈㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ faan6 kwan3 (coll.) to get sleepy
- 疲困 pí kùn ㄆㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ pei4 kwan3 (literary) tired
- 发困 發睏 fā kùn ㄈㄚ ㄎㄨㄣˋ faat3 kwan3 to get sleepy
- 困意 睏意 kùn yì ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄧˋ kwan3 ji3 sleepiness; drowsiness
难 難
- 刁难 刁難 diāo nàn ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ diu1 naan4 to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things 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
- 扶危济困 扶危濟困 fú wēi jì kùn ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ fu4 ngai4 zai3 kwan3 to help those in distress (idiom)
- 济困扶危 濟困扶危 jì kùn fú wēi ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ zai3 kwan3 fu4 ngai4 to help those in distress (idiom)
- 济危扶困 濟危扶困 jì wēi fú kùn ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ zai3 ngai4 fu4 kwan3 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
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- 困兽犹斗 困獸猶鬥 kùn shòu yóu dòu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄡˋ kwan3 sau3 jau4 dau3 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
- 内忧外困 內憂外困 nèi yōu wài kùn ㄋㄟˋ ㄧㄡ ㄨㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ noi6 jau1 ngoi6 kwan3 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
- 穷困潦倒 窮困潦倒 qióng kùn liáo dǎo ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ kung4 kwan3 lou5 dou2 (idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
- 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
- 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
- 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
- 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.
Show 7 more idioms with 难 難
- 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
- 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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呼吸 困难 困難 。
Breathing was difficult.
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工作 困难 困難 吗 嗎 ？
Is the work hard?
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我 对付 對付 困难 困難 。
I am dealing with difficulties.
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这 這 非常 困难 困難 。
This is very difficult.
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我 呼吸 困难 困難 。
I have trouble breathing.
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