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两难
兩難
liǎngnán
1. dilemma
2. quandary
Uncommon • Top 24%

Character Breakdown

两
liǎng
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
HSK 2 7 丶
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (3)

介于两难
jièyúliǎngnán
to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
左右两难
zuǒyòuliǎngnán
dilemma
进退两难
jìntuìliǎngnán
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
20,476 of 84,292