难关 (nán guān) — difficulty, crisis; a hurdle or barrier that must be overcome
Definition
难关 (nán guān) is a noun meaning a specific hurdle or barrier to be overcome — something you pass through or break through. Unlike 困难 (general 'difficulty' or hardship), 难关 is a single concrete obstacle, often technical, economic, or life-defining.
noun
difficultycrisisa hurdle or barrier that must be overcome
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，难关。Miàn duì jīng jì wēi jī, tā men yì qǐ dù guò le nán guān.Faced with the economic crisis, they got through the difficulty together.
- ，难关。Zhǐ yào dà jiā tuán jié yí zhì, jiù méi yǒu guò bú qù de nán guān.As long as everyone is united, no difficulty is insurmountable.
- 难关。Tā huā le sān nián shí jiān cái tū pò le zhè ge jì shù nán guān.It took him three years to break through this technical difficulty.
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