难当 (nán) — hard to shoulder (responsibility etc.); unbearable
Definition
Literary/formal adjective: a duty or feeling is so heavy it is hard to bear (responsibility, pressure, humiliation). Most often used in writing to describe emotional or moral weight.
adjective
hard to shoulder (responsibility etc.)unbearable
Examples
- 难当，。Zhè ge zé rèn shí zài nán, wǒ jué dìng cí zhí.This responsibility is really hard to bear; I decided to resign.
- 难当，。Nà zhǒng qū rǔ de gǎn jué nán, tā yì yán bù fā dì lí kāi le.That feeling of humiliation was unbearable; he left without a word.
- ，难当。Zuò wéi lǐng dǎo, tā měi tiān dōu jué de yā lì nán.As a leader, he finds the pressure hard to bear every day.
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