hard; difficult (adj.)
HSK 3
Traditional
難
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
男 nán - male (diff.) | HSK 2
南 nán - south (n.) | HSK 3
Examples
这个问题太难了，我不会做。 Zhège wèntí tài nánle, wǒ bù huì zuò. - This problem is too difficult, I can't do it.
学习中文对外国人来说是很难的。 Xuéxí zhōngwén duì wàiguó rén lái shuō shì hěn nán de. - Learning Chinese is difficult for foreigners.
这个地方的路很难走。 Zhège dìfāng de lù hěn nán zǒu. - The roads in this place are difficult to navigate.
这是我最难的决定之一。 Zhè shì wǒ zuì nán de juédìng zhī yī. - This is one of the hardest decisions I've ever made.
他觉得这个问题太难了。 Tā juédé zhège wèntí tài nánle. - He thinks this problem is too difficult.
Phrases
难过 nán guò - have a hard time (adj.) | HSK 3
困难 kùn nan - difficulty (n./adj.) | HSK 4
难道 nán dào - could it be...? (adv.) | HSK 4
难受 nán shòu - feel unwell; difficult to bear (adj.) | HSK 4
难怪 nán guài - no wonder (adv.) | HSK 5
难免 nán miǎn - hard to avoid (adj.) | HSK 5
艰难 jiān nán - difficult; hard; arduous (adj.) | HSK 6
难得 nán dé - hard to come by; rare (adj.) | HSK 6
难堪 nán kān - intolerable; unbearable (adj.) | HSK 6
难能可贵 nán néng kě guì - deserving praise for one's excellent performance or behaviour; estimable () | HSK 6
为难 wéi nán - feel embarrassed/awkward (adj.) | HSK 6
灾难 zāi nàn - calamity; disaster; catastrophe (n.) | HSK 6