出难题 (chū nán tí) — to set a difficult problem or task; to create difficulties for someone, to put someone in a tough spot
Definition
出难题 is a colloquial verb phrase meaning to deliberately make things hard for someone — note the separable-verb pattern 出 + 难题 (so 别给我出难题了, not 别出难题给我了).
verb
to set a difficult problem or taskto create difficulties for someoneto put someone in a tough spot
Examples
- 出难题。Lǎo bǎn yòu gěi wǒ chū nán tí le.The boss is giving me a hard time again.
- 。Lǎo shī chū le yí dào nán tí ràng wǒ men zuò.The teacher set a difficult problem for us to solve.
- 出难题，。Bié gěi wǒ chū nán tí le, wǒ zhēn de máng bú guò lái.Don't make things hard for me — I really can't handle it.
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