Definition
难 means 'difficult' and also attaches before certain verbs to form adjectives meaning 'bad/unpleasant to do' (难吃, 难听). Its near-synonym 困难 stresses objective difficulty (a task/situation), while 艰难 implies greater hardship. For the 'bad' sense, 不良 is an independent adjective not tied to a verb pattern.
difficulthard (to do)(before verbs) badunpleasant
Easily confused
- 截jiélook-alike(verb) to cut off; to intercept; to stop
- 男nánsound-alikemale
- 唯wéilook-alikeonly, alone
- 南nánsound-alikesouth
- 推tuīlook-aliketo push
Examples
- 。Zhè dào tí bù nán.This problem isn't difficult.
- 。Zhège cài hěn nán chī.This dish tastes bad.
- 。Zhōngwén bù nán xué.Chinese isn't hard to learn.
Grammar
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