落难 (là) — to meet with misfortune, to fall into distress
Definition
落难 (luònàn) means to fall into hardship or misfortune — a more literary term than the everyday 倒霉, which just means 'to have bad luck'. It implies a serious, ongoing situation like poverty or disaster.
verb
to meet with misfortuneto fall into distress
Examples
- 。Nà cì hóng shuǐ ràng hěn duō rén luò le nán.That flood caused many people to fall into distress.
- 落难。Zhè jiā rén zài wǒ là shí gěi le wǒ hěn dà bāng zhù.This family gave me a lot of help when I met with misfortune.
- 落难。Shuí dōu bù xī wàng zì jǐ là.Nobody wants to fall into distress.
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