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难 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say nán slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
这个字‘难’用来表示事情或情况不容易处理。例如，学习新东西可能会觉得很难。
zhège zì ‘nán’ lái yòng de shì fàng biàn qìng shì qíng kuàng bù róng yì tóu chǔ. rú kě, xuéxí xīn dōngxi kěnéng huì juédé hěn nán.
This word '难' is used to describe situations or things that are hard to handle. For example, learning new things can be very difficult.
Context note
这个字常用于描述学习、工作或生活中遇到的挑战。比如，学习一门新语言可能会觉得很难；或者在工作中遇到了难题。
zhège zì cháng yòng de shì fàng biàn xuéxí, gōngzuò huò shēnghuó zhōng dào yùnde zhāndiǎn. bǐrú, xuéxí yī mén xīn yǔyán kěnéng huì juédé hěn nán; huòzhě zài gōngzuò zhōng yuè dào le nántí.
This word is often used to describe challenges encountered in learning, work, or daily life. For example, learning a new language can be very difficult; or facing tough problems at work.
5 examples
这道题很难。
zhè dào tí hěn nán。
This problem is very difficult.
他学英语很困难。
tā xué yīng yǔ hěn kùn nán。
It's hard for him to learn English.
这个项目很难完成。
zhè ge xiàng mù hěn nán wán chéng。
This project is very difficult to complete.
学习新知识总是有困难的。
xué xí xīn zhī shi zǒng shì yǒu kùn nán de。
Learning new knowledge is always difficult.
他觉得这个任务很难。
tā jué de zhè ge rèn wu hěn nán。
He finds this task very difficult.
5 mini stories
小明学习新单词时遇到了困难，但他没有放弃。
xiǎo míng xué xí xīn dān cí shí yù dào le kùn nán， dàn tā méi yǒu fàng qì。
Xiaoming encountered difficulties when learning new words, but he didn't give up.
妈妈教小华做家务时，他觉得很难。
mā ma jiào xiǎo huá zuò jiā wù shí， tā jué de hěn nán。
When Mom taught Xiaohua to do housework, he found it very difficult.
小红在学习数学时遇到了难题，但她努力克服了。
xiǎo hóng zài xué xí shù xué shí yù dào le nán tí， dàn tā nǔ lì kè fú le。
Xiaohong encountered tough math problems when studying, but she worked hard to overcome them.
爸爸教小明骑自行车时，他觉得很难。
bà ba jiào xiǎo míng qí zì xíng chē shí， tā jué de hěn nán。
When Dad taught Xiaoming to ride a bicycle, he found it very difficult.
小丽在学习英语时遇到了困难，但她坚持了下来。
xiǎo lì zài xué xí yīng yǔ shí yù dào le kùn nán， dàn tā jiān chí le xià lái。
Xiaoli encountered difficulties when learning English, but she persevered.