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难
Trad. 難
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 隹
Strokes 8
Composition
Strokes 10
Structure
Decomp. 又隹
Prononciation
Mandarin nán; nàn
Entry Methods
Pinyin nan2; nan4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 EOG
水人土
Sijiao 704.1
Wubi CWYG
CNS 11643 F-326F
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+96BE
GB2312 C4D1
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Level 3
Results for 难
难 nán difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
难 nàn disaster / distress / to scold
Results beginning with 难
难道 nán dào don't tell me ... / could it be that...?
难以 nán yǐ hard to (predict, imagine etc)
难得 nán dé seldom / rare / hard to come by
难度 nán dù degree of difficulty
难过 nán guò to feel sad / to feel unwell / (of life) to be difficult
难题 nán tí difficult problem
难怪 nán guài (it's) no wonder (that...) / (it's) not surprising (that)
难免 nán miǎn hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably
难受 nán shòu to feel unwell / to suffer pain / to be difficult to bear
难忘 nán wàng unforgettable
难看 nán kàn ugly / unsightly
难点 nàn diǎn difficulty
难点 nán diǎn difficulty
难堪 nán kān hard to take / embarrassed
难关 nán guān difficulty / crisis
难听 nán tīng unpleasant to hear / coarse / vulgar / offensive / shameful
难民 nàn mín refugee
难保 nán bǎo hard to say / can't guarantee / difficult to protect / difficult to preserve
难为 nán wei to bother / to press sb, usu. to do sth / it's a tough job / sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor)
难解 nán jiě hard to solve / hard to dispel / hard to understand / hard to undo
难说 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) / cannot bring oneself to say it
难处 nán chu trouble / difficulty / problem
难缠 nán chán (usu. of people) difficult / demanding / troublesome / unreasonable / hard to deal with
难产 nán chǎn difficult birth / (fig.) difficult to achieve
难熬 nán áo hard to bear / unendurable (pain, suffering)
难测 nán cè hard to fathom
难懂 nán dǒng difficult to understand
难闻 nán wén unpleasant smell / stink
难易 nán yì difficulty / degree of difficulty or ease
难倒 nán dǎo to baffle / to confound / to stump
难吃 nán chī unpalatable
难行 nán xíng hard to pass
难走 nán zǒu hard to get to / difficult to travel (i.e. the road is bad)
难捱 nán ái trying / difficult
难当 nán dāng hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc)
难搞 nán gǎo hard to deal with / hard to get along with
难喝 nán hē unpleasant to drink
难混 nán hùn difficult to arrange
难记 nán jì hard to remember
难经 Nàn jīng Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD / abbr. for 黃帝八十一難經|黄帝八十一难经[Huang2 di4 Ba1 shi2 yi1 Nan4 jing1]
难弹 nán tán hard to play (of music for stringed instrument)
难為 nán wéi difficult to do / difficult to manage
难住 nán zhù to baffle / to stump
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难不成 nán bù chéng Is it possible that ... ?
难为情 nán wéi qíng embarrassed
难不倒 nán bù dǎo not to pose a problem for sb / cannot stump sb
难民营 nàn mín yíng refugee camp
难民法  refugee law
难民局  Refugee Bureau
难伺候 nán cì hou (coll.) hard to please / high-maintenance
难驾驭 nán jià yù hard to control
难控制 nán kòng zhì hard to control
难上难 nán shàng nán extremely difficult / even more difficult
难以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn hard to believe / incredible
难能可贵 nán néng kě guì rare and precious / valuable / remarkable
难以启齿 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth
难以捉摸 nán yǐ zhuō mō elusive / hard to pin down / enigmatic
难兄难弟 nàn xiōng nàn dì brothers in hardship (idiom) / fellow sufferers / in the same boat
难兄难弟 nán xiōng nán dì lit. hard to differentiate between elder and younger brother (idiom) / fig. one is just as bad as the other
难舍难分 nán shě nán fēn loath to part (idiom) / emotionally close and unwilling to separate
难解难分 nán jiě nán fēn hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom) / inextricably involved / locked in battle
难辞其咎 nán cí qí jiù cannot escape censure (idiom) / has to bear the blame
难分难解 nán fēn nán jiě to become caught up in an irresolvable situation (idiom)
难分难舍 nán fēn nán shě loath to part (idiom) / emotionally close and unwilling to separate
难言之隐 nán yán zhī yǐn a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom) / sth too embarrassing to mention / an embarrassing illness
难分胜负  dead heat
难民安置  resettlement of refugees
难民护送  refugee escort
难得一见 nán dé yī jiàn rarely seen
难上加难 nán shàng jiā nán extremely difficult / even more difficult
难舍难离 nán shě nán lí loath to part (idiom) / emotionally close and unwilling to separate
难逃法网 nán táo fǎ wǎng It is hard to escape the dragnet of the law / the long arm of the law
难以撼动 nán yǐ hàn dòng unsusceptible to change / deeply entrenched
难以理解 nán yǐ lǐ jiě hard to understand / incomprehensible
难以抹去 nán yǐ mǒ qù hard to erase / ineradicable
难以忍受 nán yǐ rěn shòu hard to endure / unbearable
难以实现 nán yǐ shí xiàn hard to accomplish / difficult to achieve
难以应付 nán yǐ yìng fù hard to deal with / hard to handle
难以自已 nán yǐ zī yǐ cannot control oneself (idiom) / to be beside oneself
难以自已 nán yǐ zì yǐ cannot control oneself (idiom) / to be beside oneself
难于登天 nán yú dēng tiān harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
难于接近 nán yú jiē jìn (of people) difficult to approach / inaccessible
难民接待区  refugee-hosting area
难民后勤股  Refugee Logistic Unit
难民农业股  Refugee Agricultural Unit
难民供水处  Refugee Water Supply Division
难民文件中心  Centre for Documentation on Refugees
难民专题协商  Thematic Consultation on Repatriation, Reinstallation and Social Reintegration / Thematic Consultation on Refugees
难民中转中心  refugee staging centre
难民海员协议  Agreement Relating to Refugee Seamen
难民营协调人  Camp Coordinator
难民政策小组  Refugee Policy Group
难民住房方桉  Refugee Housing Program
难民发展援助  Development Assistance for Refugees
难民法讨论会  Seminar on Refugee Law
难民教育账户  Refugee Education Account
难民安置项目  Refugee Rehabilitation Project
难民问题议定书  Protocol on refugees
难民协调委员会  Coordinating Committee for Refugees
难民署赔偿基金  UNHCR Indemnification Funds
难民署紧急基金  UNHCR Emergency Fund
难民文献数据库  REFWORLD
难民事务干事方桉  Refugee Affairs Officer Programme
难民登记信息系统  refugee registration information system
难民地区创收项目  Income-Generating Project for Refugee Areas
难民教育信托基金  Refugee Education Trust
难民法律和学理司  Division of Refugee Law and Doctrine
难民儿童问题委员会  Committee on Refugee Children
难民儿童的情况说明  Information Note on Refugee Children
难民问题联合委员会  Joint Commission on Refugees
难民妇女问题工作组  Working Group on Refugee Women
难民问题十国委员会  Commission of Ten on Refugees
难民儿童问题工作组  Working Group on Refugee Children
难民署示范合作协定  UNHCR Model Cooperation Agreement
难民和艾滋病问题会议  Meeting on Refugees and AIDS
难民和安置问题工作组  Working Group on Refugees and Reintegration
难民儿童问题指导方针  Guidelines on Refugee Children
难民署－越南联合公报  Joint UNHCR - Viet Nam Communiqué
难民登岸安置指导方针  Guidelines for Disembarkation of Refugees
难民儿童问题高级协调员  Senior Coordinator for Refugee Children
难民咨询和桉例工作服务  Refugee Advice and Casework Service
难民援助和发展特别顾问  Special Adviser for Refugee Aid and Development
难民援助和发展专家会议  Meeting of Experts on Refugee Aid and Development
难民问题法律方面座谈会  Colloquium on Legal Aspects of Refugee Problems
难民妇女问题指导委员会  Steering Committee on Refugee Women
难民署－非统组织合作协定  UNHCR-OAU Agreement of Cooperation
难民和流离失所者财产基金  Refugees and Displaced Persons Property Fund
难民和流离失所者问题协定  Agreement on Refugees and Displaced Persons
难民营长期滞留者安置方桉  Long-Stayers Resettlement Programme
难民署关于难民儿童的政策  UNHCR Policy on Refugee Children
难民署保护妇女和女童手册  UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls
难民署紧急援助非洲特别呼吁  UNHCR Special Appeal for Emergency Assistance in Africa
难民妇女和难民儿童问题工作组  Working Group on Refugee Women and Refugee Children
难民妇女和儿童问题妇女委员会  Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
难民回归其民族占居民少数的地区  return of refugees to a minority area / minority return
难民和流离失所者问题圣何塞宣言  San José Declaration on Refugees and Displaced Persons
难民和流离失所者问题小组委员会  sub-commission on refugees and displaced persons
难民署处境危险难民儿童问题工作组  UNHCR Working Group on Refugee Children at Risk
难民儿童和武装冲突中的儿童问题分组  Subgroup on Refugee Children and Children in Armed Conflict
Approximate Results for 难
困难 kùn nan difficult / challenging / straitened circumstances / difficult situation
艰难 jiān nán difficult / hard / challenging
灾难 zāi nàn disaster / catastrophe
为难 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage)
苦难 kǔ nàn suffering
疑难 yí nán hard to understand / difficult to deal with / knotty / complicated
遇难 yù nàn to perish / to be killed
矿难 kuàng nàn mining disaster
磨难 mó nàn a torment / a trial / tribulation / a cross (to bear) / well-tried
两难 liǎng nán dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice
危难 wēi nàn calamity
劫难 jié nàn calamity
避难 bì nàn refuge / to take refuge / to seek asylum (political etc)
发难 fā nàn to rise in revolt / to raise difficult questions
刁难 diāo nàn to be hard on sb / to deliberately make things difficult
空难 kōng nàn air crash / aviation accident or incident
患难 huàn nàn trials and tribulations
逃难 táo nàn to run away from trouble / to flee from calamity / to be a refugee
落难 luò nàn to meet with misfortune / to fall into dire straits
责难 zé nàn to censure
受难 shòu nàn to suffer a calamity / to suffer (e.g. under torture) / distress
阿难 E1 nán Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
犯难 fàn nán to feel embarrassed / to feel awkward
死难 sǐ nàn to die in an accident / to die for a just cause
万难 wàn nán countless difficulties / extremely difficult / against all odds
海难 hǎi nàn perils of the sea
罹难 lí nàn to die in an accident or disaster / to be killed
殉难 xùn nàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause / a victim of a disaster
畏难 wèi nán to be daunted by challenges
急难 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament
高难 gāo nán extremely difficult / hard and dangerous / challenging
救难 jiù nán to rescue / rescue (operation, workers)
非难 fēi nàn reproof / blame
遭难 zāo nàn to run into misfortune
山难 shān nàn mountain accident
留难 liú nàn to make sth difficult / to create obstacles
蒙难 méng nàn to meet with disaster / killed / in the clutches of the enemy / to fall foul of / in danger
碍难 ài nán inconvenient / difficult for some reason / to find sth embarrassing
安难 ān nàn (classical) (of soldiers etc) resolute in the face of adversity
便难 biàn nàn retort with challenging questions / debate
辩难 biàn nàn to debate / to retort / to refute
大难 dà nàn great catastrophe
躲难 duǒ nàn to take refuge / to seek refuge from disaster
救难 jiù nàn to rescue / rescue (operation, workers)
克难 kè nán to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful / (of circumstances) difficult / challenging / (of a budget) tight / (of a man-made thing) makeshift / rough and ready
临难 lín nàn in peril / facing disaster
魔难 mó nàn variant of 磨難|磨难[mo2 nan4]
质难 zhì nàn to blame
阻难 zǔ nàn to thwart / to impede
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遇难者 yù nàn zhě victim / fatality
灾难性 zāi nàn xìng catastrophic
避难所 bì nàn suǒ refuge / asylum
死难者 sǐ nàn zhě victim of an accident / casualty / martyr for one's country
灾难片 zāi nàn piàn disaster movie
受难者 shòu nàn zhě sufferer / a victim of a calamity / a person in distress
受难日 Shòu nàn rì Good Friday
避难国  sanctuary
避难区  sanctuary
出难题 chū nán tí to raise a tough question
阿难陀 E1 nán tuó Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
母难日 mǔ nàn rì (old) birthday
遇难船 yù nán chuán shipwreck
Jubilee难民营  Jubilee Refugee Centre
在所难免 zài suǒ nán miǎn to be unavoidable (idiom)
左右为难 zuǒ yòu wéi nán (idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma
疑难问题 yí nán wèn tí knotty problem / intractable difficulty
进退两难 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
排忧解难 pái yōu jiě nàn to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
千载难逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom) / once in a blue moon
疑难解答 yí nán jiě dá trouble shooting / solution to difficulties
知难而退 zhī nán ér tuì to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like
寸步难行 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
骑虎难下 qí hǔ nán xià if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom) / fig. impossible to stop halfway
强人所难 qiǎng rén suǒ nán to force someone to do something
艰难险阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
面有难色 miàn yǒu nán sè to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment
罄竹难书 qìng zhú nán shū so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted / innumerable crimes (idiom) / see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书[qing4 bi3 nan2 shu1]
积重难返 jī zhòng nán fǎn ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom) / bad old practices die hard
插翅难飞 chā chì nán fēi lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom) / fig. impossible to escape
欲壑难填 yù hè nán tián bottomless pit of desire (idiom) / insatiable greed / carnal cravings are never satisfied and are a main obstruction on the path to enlightenment
碍难从命 ài nán cóng mìng difficult to obey orders (idiom) / much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
百般刁难 bǎi bān diāo nán to put up innumerable obstacles / to create all kinds of difficulties (idiom)
本性难移 běn xìng nán yí It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. / Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
长夜难明 cháng yè nán míng lit. many nights under a harsh moon / long years of oppression (idiom)
大难不死 dà nàn bù sǐ to just escape from calamity
多难兴邦 duō nàn xīng bāng much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom) / calamity that prompts renewal
覆水难收 fù shuǐ nán shōu spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom) / it's no use crying over spilt milk / what's done is done and can't be reversed / the damage is done / once divorced, there's no reuniting
更仆难数 gēng pú nán shǔ too many to count / very many / innumerable
孤掌难鸣 gū zhǎng nán míng It's hard to clap with only one hand. / It takes two to tango / It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
好梦难成 hǎo mèng nán chéng a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
恨海难填 hèn hǎi nán tián sea of hatred is hard to fill (idiom) / irreconcilable division
患难之交 huàn nàn zhī jiāo a friend in times of tribulations (idiom) / a friend in need is a friend indeed
毁家纾难 huǐ jiā shū nàn to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)
劫数难逃 jié shù nán táo Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.
进退为难 jìn tuì wéi nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
急人之难 jí rén zhī nàn anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)
积习难改 jī xí nán gǎi old habits are hard to change (idiom)
苦难深重 kǔ nàn shēn zhòng deep grief / extensive sorrow
落落难合 luò luò nán hé a loner / someone who does not easily get along with others
勉为其难 miǎn wéi qí nán to tackle a difficult job (idiom) / to do sth reluctantly
排除万难 pái chú wàn nán to overcome all obstacles / to overcome countless difficulties
泼水难收 pō shuǐ nán shōu water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom) / irreversible change
人心难测 rén xīn nán cè hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
善财难舍 shàn cái nán shě to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom) / refusing to contribute to charity / skinflint / miserly
天理难容 tiān lǐ nán róng Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom) / intolerable behavior
一木难支 yī mù nán zhī lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) / fig. one is helpless alone
疑难杂症 yí nán zá zhèng dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine) / hard cases
一言难尽 yī yán nán jìn hard to explain in a few words (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly
政治避难 zhèng zhì bì nàn political asylum
知易行难 zhī yì xíng nán easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom) / easier said than done
自身难保 zì shēn nán bǎo powerless to defend oneself (idiom) / helpless
左右两难 zuǒ yòu liǎng nán (idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma
环境难民  environmental refugee
气候难民  climate refugee
突发灾难  sudden-impact disaster
环境灾难  environmental disaster
过度困难  disproportionate burden / undue hardship
人为灾难  man-made disaster
从难从严 cóng nán cóng yán demanding and strict (idiom) / exacting
寸步难移 cùn bù nán yí see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2]
大难临头 dà nàn lín tóu to be facing imminent calamity (idiom) / disaster is looming
多灾多难 duō zāi duō nàn to be plagued with misfortunes / precarious
法网难逃 fǎ wǎng nán táo it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
攻坚克难 gōng jiān kè nán to tackle a thorny problem and overcome its challenges
患难见弃 huàn nàn jiàn qì to leave somebody holding the baby / to shrug responsibility (idiom)
见难而上 jiàn nán ér shàng to take the bull by the horns (idiom)
介于两难 jiè yú liǎng nán to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
靖难之役 jìng nán zhī yì war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor
紧急避难 jǐn jí bì nàn necessity
可共患难 kě gòng huàn nàn to go through thick and thin together (idiom)
愧难见人 kuì nán jiàn rén to be ashamed to be seen in public (idiom)
困难在于 kùn nán zài yú the problem is...
困难在于 kùn nan zài yú the problem is...
面临困难 miàn lín kùn nán to be faced with problems
没齿难忘 mò chǐ nán wàng hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom) / to remember a benefactor as long as one lives / undying gratitude
排难解纷 pái nàn jiě fēn to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom) / to reconcile differences
千金难买 qiān jīn nán mǎi can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom)
千难万难 qiān nán wàn nán extremely difficult
气候灾难 qì hòu zāi nán climatic disaster
罄笔难书 qìng bǐ nán shū too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom) / see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1]
寝食难安 qǐn shí nán ān lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled
奢入俭难 shē rù jiǎn nán it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)
奢易俭难 shē yì jiǎn nán easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
受难纪念 shòu nán jì niàn memorial
束矢难折 shù shǐ nán zhé lit. bundled arrows are difficult to break / there is strength in unity (idiom)
死结难解 sǐ jié nán jiě enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom) / thorny problem / intractable difficulty
逃灾避难 táo zāi bì nàn to seek refuge from calamities
吞咽困难 tūn yàn kùn nán dysphagia (medicine)
羞口难开 xiū kǒu nán kāi to be too embarrassed for words (idiom)
羞愧难当 xiū kuì nán dāng to feel ashamed (idiom)
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