难为情 難為情
难为情 難為情 nán wéi qíng ㄋㄢˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ naan4 wai4 cing4 HSK 7-9
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难 難
- 刁难 刁難 diāo nàn ㄉㄧㄠ ㄋㄢˋ diu1 naan4 to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
- 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
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- 空难 空難 kōng nàn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˋ hung1 naan6 air crash
- 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
为 為
- 人为 人為 rén wéi ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ jan4 wai4 artificial
- 以为 以為 yǐ wéi ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ji5 wai4 to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 作为 作為 zuò wéi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ zok3 wai4 one's conduct
- 分为 分為 fēn wéi ㄈㄣ ㄨㄟˊ fan1 wai4 to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
- 列为 列為 liè wéi ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄟˊ lit6 wai4 to be classified as
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- 因为 因為 yīn wèi ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ jan1 wai6 because; owing to; on account of
- 尤为 尤為 yóu wéi ㄧㄡˊ ㄨㄟˊ jau4 wai4 especially
- 成为 成為 chéng wéi ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ sing4 wai4 to become; to turn into
- 改为 改為 gǎi wéi ㄍㄞˇ ㄨㄟˊ goi2 wai4 to change into
- 有为 有為 yǒu wéi ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ jau5 wai4 promising
- 极为 極為 jí wéi ㄐㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ gik6 wai4 extremely; exceedingly
- 为主 為主 wéi zhǔ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨˇ wai4 zyu2 to rely mainly on
- 为了 為了 wèi le ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ wai6 liu5 for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 为人 為人 wéi rén ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ wai4 jan4 to conduct oneself
- 为何 為何 wèi hé ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ wai6 ho4 why
- 为期 為期 wéi qī ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧ wai4 kei4 (to be done) by (a certain date)
- 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ wai4 zi2 until
- 为此 為此 wèi cǐ ㄨㄟˋ ㄘˇ wai6 ci2 for this reason
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 为难 為難 wéi nán ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ wai4 naan4 to feel embarrassed or awkward
情
- 事情 shì qing ㄕˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ si6 cing4 affair; matter; thing; business
- 交情 jiāo qing ㄐㄧㄠ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ gaau1 cing4 friendship
- 人情 rén qíng ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ jan4 cing4 human emotions
- 剧情 劇情 jù qíng ㄐㄩˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ kek6 cing4 story line
- 友情 yǒu qíng ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ jau5 cing4 friendly feelings
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- 同情 tóng qíng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ tung4 cing4 to sympathize with
- 国情 國情 guó qíng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ gwok3 cing4 the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country
- 心情 xīn qíng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ sam1 cing4 mood; frame of mind
- 性情 xìng qíng ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ sing3 cing4 nature
- 恩情 ēn qíng ㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ jan1 cing4 kindness
- 情人 qíng rén ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ cing4 jan4 lover
- 情侣 情侶 qíng lǚ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄩˇ cing4 leoi5 sweethearts
- 情报 情報 qíng bào ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄠˋ cing4 bou3 information; intelligence
- 情妇 情婦 qíng fù ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄨˋ cing4 fu5 mistress
- 情形 qíng xing ㄑㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ cing4 jing4 circumstances
- 情感 qíng gǎn ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄢˇ cing4 gam2 feeling
- 情怀 情懷 qíng huái ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ cing4 waai4 feelings
- 情操 qíng cāo ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄠ cing4 cou3 sentiments
- 情景 qíng jǐng ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cing4 ging2 scene; spectacle
- 情书 情書 qíng shū ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨ cing4 syu1 love letter
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
- 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.
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- 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)
- 逼良为娼 逼良為娼 bī liáng wéi chāng ㄅㄧ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄤ bik1 loeng4 wai4 coeng1 to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)
- 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 不足为怪 不足為怪 bù zú wéi guài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ bat1 zuk1 wai4 gwaai3 not at all surprising (idiom)
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- 不足为奇 不足為奇 bù zú wéi qí ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧˊ bat1 zuk1 wai4 kei4 not at all surprising (idiom)
- 慈悲为本 慈悲為本 cí bēi wéi běn ㄘˊ ㄅㄟ ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄣˇ ci4 bei1 wai4 bun2 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
- 大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ daai6 jau5 ho2 wai4 with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
- 发奋有为 發奮有為 fā fèn yǒu wéi ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ faat3 fan5 jau5 wai4 to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
- 反败为胜 反敗為勝 fǎn bài wéi shèng ㄈㄢˇ ㄅㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥˋ faan2 baai6 wai4 sing3 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
- 反客为主 反客為主 fǎn kè wéi zhǔ ㄈㄢˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓㄨˇ faan2 haak3 wai4 zyu2 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
- 奉为圭臬 奉為圭臬 fèng wéi guī niè ㄈㄥˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄝˋ fung6 wai4 gwai1 jit6 to take as a guiding principle (idiom)
- 不近人情 bù jìn rén qíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ bat1 gan6 jan4 cing4 (idiom) not amenable to reason; unreasonable
- 不情之请 不情之請 bù qíng zhī qǐng ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄥˇ bat1 cing4 zi1 cing2 (idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request
- 残酷无情 殘酷無情 cán kù wú qíng ㄘㄢˊ ㄎㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ caan4 huk6 mou4 cing4 cruel and unfeeling (idiom)
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- 触景伤情 觸景傷情 chù jǐng shāng qíng ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zuk1 ging2 soeng1 cing4 circumstances that evoke mixed feelings (idiom)
- 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4 scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
- 打情骂俏 打情罵俏 dǎ qíng mà qiào ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄠˋ daa2 cing4 maa6 ciu3 to banter flirtatiously (idiom)
- 放情丘壑 fàng qíng qiū hè ㄈㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄜˋ fong3 cing4 jau1 kok3 to enjoy oneself in nature's embrace (idiom)
- 反脸无情 反臉無情 fǎn liǎn wú qíng ㄈㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ faan2 lim5 mou4 cing4 to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
- 风情万种 風情萬種 fēng qíng wàn zhǒng ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ fung1 cing4 maan6 zung2 (idiom) captivating; charming
- 风土人情 風土人情 fēng tǔ rén qíng ㄈㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ fung1 tou2 jan4 cing4 local conditions and customs (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 太 难为情 難為情 ， 在 大众 大眾 人 前 一句话 一句話 也 说不出 說不出 来 來 。
He was too embarrassed to utter a word in front of the crowd.
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