难
nánTraditional 難
difficult; hard
Every meaning
nán
- difficult; hard
- hard to bear; unpleasant (as in 难听, 难吃)
- to put someone in a difficult position
nàn
- disaster; calamity
- to blame; to reproach (as in 非难)
In a sentence
这道题太难了。
This problem is too hard.
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In the Library
用中文说星期几，一点儿也不难。
用中文说“我喜欢”，一点儿也不难：我喜欢猫。
我不太喜欢 · How to say I like and I don't like in Chinese · HSK 1
中文的十二个月，一点儿也不难：一月、二月、三月……十二月。
Words with 难
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).