have a hard time (adj.)
HSK 3
Traditional
難過
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Examples
听到这个消息，她很难过。 Tīngdào zhège xiāoxī, tā hěn nánguò. - She felt very sad when she heard the news.
分手后，他一直很难过。 Fēnshǒu hòu, tā yīzhí hěn nánguò. - He has been very sad since the breakup.
我看到她眼里的泪水，感到很难过。 Wǒ kàn dào tā yǎnlǐ de lèishuǐ, gǎndào hěn nánguò. - I felt very sad when I saw the tears in her eyes.
他的离开让我很难过。 Tā de líkāi ràng wǒ hěn nánguò. - His leaving made me very sad.
她听到这个坏消息，很难过地哭了起来。 Tā tīngdào zhège huàixiāo, hěn nánguò de kūle qǐlái. - She burst into tears when she heard the bad news.
Characters
过 guò - [marker after a verb to indicate experience] | HSK 2
过 guò - to celebrate (a birthday) | HSK 3
难 nán - hard; difficult | HSK 3