"Difficulty" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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周折 zhōu zhé twists and turns / vicissitude / complication / difficulty / effort / CL:番[fan1]
难 nán difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
难点 nàn diǎn difficulty
难点 nán diǎn difficulty
难关 nán guān difficulty / crisis
难处 nán chu trouble / difficulty / problem
难易 nán yì difficulty / degree of difficulty or ease
饥荒 jī huāng crop failure / famine / debt / difficulty
艰巨性 jiān jù xìng arduousness / formidability / difficulty
蹇涩 jiǎn sè awkward / lame / difficulty (esp. in moving) / not smooth
颠沛 diān pèi destitute / difficulty / hardship / trouble
难度 nán dù degree of difficulty
勉强 miǎn qiǎng to do with difficulty / to force sb to do sth / reluctant / barely enough
好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì with great difficulty / very difficult
轻而易举 qīng ér yì jǔ easy / with no difficulty
力克 lì kè to prevail with difficulty
千辛万苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ to suffer untold hardships (idiom) / trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort
好容易 hǎo róng yì (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty / to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc) / (literal usage) so easy
疑难问题 yí nán wèn tí knotty problem / intractable difficulty
步履维艰 bù lu:3 wéi jiān to have difficulty walking (idiom) / to walk with difficulty
水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
识途老马 shí tú lǎo mǎ lit. an old horse knows the way home (idiom) / fig. in difficulty, trust an experience colleague
清官难断家务事 qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)
不避艰险 bù bì jiān xiǎn shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger / make light of difficulties and dangers
精诚所至 jīng chéng suǒ zhì no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)
养家糊口 yǎng jiā hú kǒu to support one's family (idiom) / to have difficulty feeding a family
缓急相济 huǎn jí xiāng jì to help one another in difficulty / mutual assistance in extremity
举步维艰 jǔ bù wéi jiān to make progress only with great difficulty (idiom)
勉勉强强 miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng to achieve with difficulty / only just up to the task / barely adequate
痚 xiāo asthma / difficulty in breathing
中途搁浅 zhōng tú gē qiǎn to run aground in mid-course / to run into difficulty and stop
巴巴结结 bā bā jiē jiē to manage with difficulty / only just getting by / in a difficult position
死结难解 sǐ jié nán jiě enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom) / thorny problem / intractable difficulty
津梁 jīn liáng lit. ferry bridge / fig. interim measure over some difficulty / a guide
滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
精诚所至，金石为开 jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom) / fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere
糊嘴 hú zuǐ to scrape a meager living / to get by with difficulty
经济困境 jīng jì kùn jìng economic difficulty
趑趄 zī jū to advance with difficulty / to hesitate to advance
陷入困境 xiàn rù kùn jìng to fall into difficulty (e.g. facing bankruptcy)
提笔忘字 tí bǐ wàng zì to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters
苦哈哈 kǔ hā hā to have difficulty getting by / to struggle (financially etc)
恋旧情结 liàn jiù qíng jié dwelling on the past / difficulty in adapting to changes
济危扶困 jì wēi fú kùn to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
拉不出屎来怨茅房 lā bù chū shǐ lái yuàn máo fáng lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom) / fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings
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