万难 (wàn nán) — extremely difficult, very hard (to accomplish or overcome)

Definition

Written/formal intensifier meaning 'extremely difficult' — used in set phrases like 万难之事, not in casual speech. Pairs with verbs like 克服.

adjective
extremely difficultvery hard (to accomplish or overcome)

Examples

  • 万难
    Zhè jiàn shì zhēn shì wàn nán, wǒ men dé xiǎng bié de bàn fǎ.
    This matter is really extremely difficult; we need to think of another way.
  • 万难
    Zài wàn nán de qíng kuàng xià, tā yī rán méi yǒu fàng qì.
    In an extremely difficult situation, he still didn't give up.
  • 万难
    Kè fú wàn nán zhī hòu, wǒ men zhōng yú chéng gōng le.
    After overcoming the extreme difficulty, we finally succeeded.

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