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难
難
nàn
1. disaster
2. distress
3. to scold
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

便难
biànnàn
retort with challenging questions
两难
liǎngnán
dilemma
刁难
diāonàn
to be hard on sb
劫难
jiénàn
calamity
危难
wēinàn
calamity
受难
shòunàn
to suffer a calamity
困难
kùnnan
difficult
HSK 4
大难
dànàn
great catastrophe
山难
shānnàn
mountain accident
急难
jínàn
misfortune
患难
huànnàn
trials and tribulations
救难
jiùnán
to rescue
死难
sǐnàn
to die in an accident
殉难
xùnnàn
to sacrifice oneself in a just cause
海难
hǎinàn
perils of the sea
灾难
zāinàn
disaster
HSK 6
为难
wéinán
to feel embarrassed or awkward
HSK 6
犯难
fànnán
to feel embarrassed
留难
liúnàn
to make sth difficult
疑难
yínán
hard to understand

Alternate Entries

难
nán
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
294
Word Frequency Rank
264 of 84,292

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