难倒 (nán) — to stump, to baffle, to nonplus
Definition
A verb meaning 'to stump or baffle' — always used about a question, problem, or task that defeats someone who tries to answer or solve it. Take the person as the object and the difficult thing as the subject.
verb
to stumpto baffleto nonplus
Examples
- 难倒。Zhè dào shù xué tí nán le quán bān tóng xué.This math problem stumped the whole class.
- 难倒。Tā de wèn tí nán le zhuān jiā.His question stumped the expert.
- ，难倒。Zhè ge wèn tí tài nán le, shuí dōu bèi nán le.This question is too hard; everyone was stumped by it.
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