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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)

难得
nándé
seldom
HSK 6
难民
nànmín
refugee
难堪
nánkān
hard to take
HSK 6
难弹
nántán
hard to play (of music for stringed instrument)
难怪
nánguài
(it's) no wonder (that...)
HSK 5
难易
nányì
difficulty
落难
luònàn
to meet with misfortune
难喝
nánhē
unpleasant to drink
万难
wànnán
countless difficulties
难度
nándù
trouble
躲难
duǒnàn
to take refuge
难忘
nánwàng
unforgettable
难倒
nándǎo
to baffle
难捱
nánái
trying
海难
hǎinàn
perils of the sea
犯难
fànnán
to feel embarrassed
为难
wéinán
to feel embarrassed or awkward
HSK 6
难吃
nánchī
unpalatable
疑难
yínán
hard to understand
碍难
àinán
inconvenient

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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