难过 (nán guò) — sad, sorrowful (emotional); unwell, uncomfortable (physical); hard, difficult (of life or circumstances)
Definition
难过 covers both emotional sadness and physical discomfort, plus a loose 'hard/difficult' for tough times — 比 难受 slightly more common. For deep sorrow prefer 悲伤 (more literary); for just 'unwell' use 难受 or 不适.
adjective
sadsorrowful (emotional)unwelluncomfortable (physical)harddifficult (of life or circumstances)
Examples
- ，难过。Tā kǎo shì méi kǎo hǎo, xīn lǐ hěn nán guò.He didn't do well on the exam and felt very sad.
- 难过，。Wǒ dù zi yǒu diǎn nán guò, kě néng chī tài duō le.My stomach feels a bit uncomfortable; maybe I ate too much.
- 难过，。Nà duàn shí jiān shēng huó hěn nán guò, dàn wǒ men dōu jiān chí xià lái le.Life was very hard during that period, but we all persevered.
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