Word: 刁难 (diāonàn) Traditional: 刁難 刁难 dictionary entry diāonàn to be hard on sb Full dictionary entry for 刁难 Example sentences using 刁难 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 别刁难孩子了，他才五岁。 Bié diāonàn háizi le, tā cái wǔ suì. Stop being hard on the child, he's only five. 考官没有刁难我，问题都不难。 Kǎoguān méiyǒu diāonàn wǒ, wèntí dōu bù nán. The examiner didn't give me a hard time, and the questions weren't difficult.