难 - nàn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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难 (難)

nàn

Definition

disaster
distress
to scold

Other pronunciations

nán

difficult
hard

Character Decomposition

Compounds (4)

摊

tān

(vendor's) stand; stall; booth; to spread out; to fry batter in a thin layer; to share; to run up against

滩

tān

beach; shoal; rapids; classifier (for liquids: pool, puddle); measure word

paralyzed

to exorcise demons

Related words (48)

refugee

difficulty

refugee camp

in peril; facing disaster

便难

biàn nàn

retort with challenging questions; debate

刁难

diāo nàn

to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult

calamity

calamity

to rise in revolt; to raise difficult questions

受难

shòu nàn

to suffer a calamity; to suffer (e.g. under torture); distress

great catastrophe

mountain accident

misfortune; crisis; grave danger; critical situation; disaster; emergency; to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament

患难

huàn nàn

trials and tribulations

死难

sǐ nàn

to die in an accident; to die for a just cause

殉难

xùn nàn

to sacrifice oneself in a just cause; a victim of a disaster

perils of the sea

disaster; suffering; calamity; catastrophe

留难

liú nàn

to make sth difficult; to create obstacles

mining disaster

a torment; a trial; tribulation; a cross (to bear); well-tried

空难

kōng nàn

air crash; aviation accident or incident

罹难

lí nàn

fatality; to die in an accident; to be killed

suffering

to meet with misfortune; to fall into dire straits

蒙难

méng nàn

to meet with disaster; killed; in the clutches of the enemy; to fall foul of; in danger

to censure

to blame

to take refuge; to seek refuge from disaster

辩难

biàn nàn

to debate; to retort; to refute

逃难

táo nàn

to run away from trouble; to flee from calamity; to be a refugee

遇难

yù nàn

to perish; to be killed

遭难

zāo nàn

to run into misfortune

避难

bì nàn

refuge; to take refuge; to seek asylum (political etc)

to thwart; to impede

reproof; blame

sufferer; a victim of a calamity; a person in distress

死难者

sǐ nàn zhě

victim of an accident; casualty; martyr for one's country

(old) birthday

catastrophic

disaster movie

victim; fatality

refuge; asylum

to be plagued with misfortunes; precarious

大难不死

dà nàn bù sǐ

to just escape from calamity

political asylum

deep grief; extensive sorrow

逃灾避难

táo zāi bì nàn

to seek refuge from calamities

Idioms (9)

难兄难弟

nàn xiōng nàn dì

brothers in hardship (idiom); fellow sufferers; in the same boat

可共患难

kě gòng huàn nàn

to go through thick and thin together (idiom)

多难兴邦

duō nàn xīng bāng

much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal

急人之难

jí rén zhī nàn

anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom)

患难之交

huàn nàn zhī jiāo

a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed

排忧解难

pái yōu jiě nàn

to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)

排难解纷

pái nàn jiě fēn

to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences

毁家纾难

huǐ jiā shū nàn

to sacrifice one's wealth to save the state (idiom)

患难见真情

huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng

a friend in need is a friend indeed (idiom)

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