难产 (nán chǎn) — (medicine) difficult labor, dystocia; (figurative) slow in coming, difficult to produce or bring out (of creative works, plans, decisions, etc.)
Definition
Literally 'difficult childbirth' (medicine), but in everyday use it figuratively describes a creative work, plan, or decision that is slow or hard to come out.
noun
(medicine) difficult labordystocia(figurative) slow in comingdifficult to produce or bring out (of creative works, plans, decisions, etc.)
Examples
- 难产。Tā yīn wèi nán chǎn zài yī yuàn dài le shí jǐ gè xiǎo shí.She stayed in the hospital for over ten hours due to difficult labor.
- 难产，。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō chuàng zuò guò chéng shí fēn nán chǎn, xiě le wǔ nián cái wán chéng.The process of writing this novel was very difficult; it took five years to complete.
- 难产，。Nà ge gǎi gé fāng àn yì zhí nán chǎn, dào xiàn zài hái méi yǒu tōng guò.That reform plan has been stalled in development and hasn't been passed yet.
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