难 (難) nán

1. nán adjective difficult; arduous; hard
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 1; NCCED '難' nán 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 42; Unihan '難').
2. nán verb to put someone in a difficult position; to have difficulty
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Morality
   Notes: (NCCED '難' nán 2)
3. nán adjective hardly possible; unable
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 1; NCCED '難' nán 3; Unihan '難')
4. nàn noun disaster; calamity
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Disaster
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 1; NCCED '難' nàn 1)
5. nàn noun enemy; foe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 2)
6. nán adjective bad; unpleasant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 2; NCCED '難' nán 4)
7. nàn verb to blame; to rebuke
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3b; NCCED '難' nàn 2)
8. nàn verb to object to; to argue against
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3)
9. nàn verb to reject; to repudiate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3a)

Contained in

• 毁家纾难(毀家紓難) to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state
• 请神容易送神难(請神容易送神難) it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away
• 政治避难(政治避難) political asylum
• 本性难移(本性難移) It is hard to change one's essential nature . You can't change who you are.
• 难分难舍(難分難捨) loath to part; emotionally close and unwilling to separate
• 隐秘难言(隱秘難言) too embarrassing to mention
• 祸难(禍難) a disaster; a misfortune; a calamity
• 诵读困难症(誦讀困難症) dyslexia
• 难保(難保) hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve
• 大难不死，必有后福(大難不死，必有後福) one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster
• 难怪他伤心(難怪他傷心) no wonder he is upset
• 横难(橫難) an accidental disaster
• 强人所难(強人所難) to force someone to do something
• 遇难(遇難) to perish; to be killed
• 难逃法网(難逃法網) It is hard to escape the dragnet of the law; the long arm of the law
• 难于登天(難於登天) harder than climbing to heaven
• 千载难逢(千載難逢) extremely rare
• 落难(落難) to meet with misfortune; to fall into dire straits
• 难以撼动(難以撼動) unsusceptible to change; deeply entrenched
• 磨难(磨難) a torment; a trial; a hardship
• 克难(克難) to overcome difficulties
• 枕席难安(枕席難安) even in bed, not at rest
• 难倒(難倒) to baffle; to confound; to stump
• 自身难保(自身難保) powerless to defend oneself; helpless
• 死结难解(死結難解) enigmatic knot hard to untie; thorny problem; intractable difficulty
• 排忧解难(排憂解難) to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind
• 死难者(死難者) victim of an accident; casualty; martyr for one's country
• 孤掌难鸣(孤掌難鳴) it is difficult for one person applauding alone to make much sound
• 为难(為難) to make things difficult for ; to be embarrassed about
• 辩难(辯難) to debate; to retort; to refute
• 难解难分(難解難分) hard to untie, hard to separate; inextricably involved; locked in battle
• 排难解纷(排難解紛) to remove perils and solve disputes; to reconcile differences
• 难住(難住) to baffle; to stump
• 恨海难填(恨海難填) sea of hatred is hard to fill; irreconcilable division
• 患难之交(患難之交) a friend in times of tribulations
• 巧妇难为无米之炊(巧婦難為無米之炊) The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice; You won't get anywhere without equipment.
• 在所难免(在所難免) to be unavoidable
• 难以忍受(難以忍受) hard to endure; unbearable
• 有福同享，有难同当(有福同享，有難同當) To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together; for better or for worse
• 难听(難聽) unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful
• 罄竹难书(罄竹難書) so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted; innumerable crimes
• 便难(便難) retort with challenging questions; debate
• 罄笔难书(罄筆難書) too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds)
• 难题(難題) a difficult problem
• 难捱(難捱) trying; difficult

Also contained in

难胜 、 难沮佛 、 难陀龙王 、 留难 、 靖难之役 、 世智辩聪难

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Truncated for common words

• 第九十九回 Chapter 99 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 91
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 48
• 卷九十八 列傳第五十八 氐胡 Volume 98 Biographies 58: Zhi Hu Book of Song 宋書 — count: 39
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 37
• 卷一百五十八　列傳第四十五: 姚樞 許衡 竇默 Volume 158 Biographies 45: Yao Shu, Xu Heng, Dou Mo History of Yuan 元史 — count: 30
• 卷二十九 魏書二十九 方技傳 Volume 29: Book of Wei 29 - Biographies of fangshis and artisans Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 28
• 卷一百五十七　　列傳第八十二 陸贄 Volume 157 Biographies 82: Lu Zhi New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 27
• 卷101 氐 吐榖渾 宕昌 高昌 鄧至 蠻 獠 Volume 101: Di Peoples, Tuyuhun, Dangchang, Gaochang, Dengzhi, Man, Liao Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 26
• 卷一百三十九 列傳第八十九: 陸贄 Volume 139 Biographies 89: Lu Zhi Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 26
• 卷四百三十四 列傳第一百九十三 儒林四 劉子翬 呂祖謙 蔡元定子:沉 陸九齡兄:九韶 陸九淵 薛季宣 陳傅良 葉適 戴溪 蔡幼學 楊泰之 Volume 434 Biographies 193: Confucian Scholars 4 - Liu Zihui, Lu Zuqian, Cai Yuandingzi:chen, Lu Jiulingxiong:jiushao, Lu Jiuyuan, Xue Jixuan, Chen Fuliang, Ye Shi, Dai Xi, Cai Youxue, Yang Taizhi History of Song 宋史 — count: 24

Collocations

• 不亦难 (不亦難) 不亦難乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 19
• 多难 (多難) 王事多難 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鹿鳴之什‧出車 Minor odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Lu Ming - Chu Che — count: 10
• 实难 (實難) 衛實難 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 8
• 及于难 (及於難) 故及於難 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 8
• 齐难 (齊難) 紀來諮謀齊難也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 7
• 辟难 (辟難) 事君不辟難 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
• 免于难 (免於難) 庶免於難 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 5
• 怒难 (怒難) 重怒難任 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 告难 (告難) 不發表而告難于齊 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
• 难知 (難知) 否難知也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧何人斯 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - He Ren Si — count: 4