勉为其难 (miǎn wéi) — to force oneself to do a difficult task; to reluctantly undertake something hard
Definition
An idiom meaning to force oneself to do something difficult or reluctantly accept a hard task. It highlights unwillingness more than ability — the person does it out of obligation, not eagerness.
idiom
to force oneself to do a difficult taskto reluctantly undertake something hard
Examples
- ，勉为其难。Suī rán zhè ge xiàng mù hěn nán, dàn tā hái shì miǎn wéi dì jiē shòu le.Even though this project is very difficult, he still reluctantly took it on.
- ，勉为其难。Tā bú tài xǐ huan zuò fàn, dàn wèi le kè rén hái shì miǎn wéi xià chú le.She doesn't really like cooking, but for the guests she forced herself to go into the kitchen.
- ，勉为其难。Lǎo shī ràng wǒ zuò bān zhǎng, wǒ zhǐ hǎo miǎn wéi dāng zhè ge zhí wèi.The teacher asked me to be class monitor, so I had to reluctantly take the position.
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