难

nán · nan/nàn · nan

Traditional 難

Meaning

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nán 難

  1. difficult (to...)
  2. problem
  3. difficulty
  4. difficult
  5. not good

nàn 難

  1. disaster
  2. distress
  3. to scold

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)一(yí)旦(dàn)开(kāi)始(shǐ)说(shuō)话(huà),就(jiù)很(hěn)难(nán)让(ràng)她(tā)停(tíng)下(xià)来(lái)。

Once she starts talking, she is hard to stop.

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02

这(zhè)道(dào)数(shù)学(xué)题(tí)太(tài)难(nán)了(le),我(wǒ)做(zuò)不(bu)出(chū)来(lái)。

This math problem is too hard; I can't solve it.

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