Word: 难 (nán) difficult (to...); difficult

These are the example sentences using 难 in the sense difficult (to...); difficult. Every sentence using 难 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 難

Example sentences using 难 in this sense

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中文并不是世界上最难的语言。

Zhōngwén bìng bú shì shìjiè shàng zuì nán de yǔyán.

Chinese is not the hardest language in the world.
中文比其他外语难。

Zhōngwén bǐ qítā wàiyǔ nán.

Chinese is more difficult than other foreign languages.
为什么改变那么难？

Wèishénme gǎibiàn nàme nán?

Why is change so hard?
他很难兼顾事业和家庭。

Tā hěn nán jiāngù shìyè hé jiātíng.

It is hard for him to balance his career and family.
他很难写他的名字。

Tā hěn nán xiě tā de míngzi.

He can scarcely write his name.
他很难对付。

Tā hěn nán duìfu.

He is hard to deal with.
他很难掩饰对自己成功的骄傲。

Tā hěn nán yǎnshì duì zìjǐ chénggōng de jiāo'ào.

It was difficult for him to hide his pride in his success.
他是个很难相处的男人。

Tā shì gè hěn nán xiāngchǔ de nánrén.

He is a man hard to get on with.
他深陷债务的泥潭，很难脱身。

Tā shēnxiàn zhàiwù de nítán, hěn nán tuōshēn.

He is deep in a quagmire of debt and can hardly get out.
他这个人很难相处。

Tā zhège rén hěn nán xiāngchǔ.

He is difficult to get along with.
你应该觉得不难。

Nǐ yīnggāi juéde bù nán.

That shouldn't be hard for you.
俄语很难学。

Éyǔ hěn nán xué.

Russian is hard to learn.
俄语非常难学。

Éyǔ fēicháng nán xué.

Russian is very difficult to learn.
信贷紧缩让小公司很难借钱。

Xìndài jǐnsuō ràng xiǎo gōngsī hěn nán jièqián.

The credit tightening makes it hard for small companies to borrow money.
其中一些似乎太难了。

Qízhōng yìxiē sìhū tài nánle.

Some of them seem to be too difficult.
再难也要做！

Zài nán yě yào zuò!

Do it, no matter how hard!
冲浪看起来容易，其实很难学。

Chōnglàng kànqǐlai róngyì, qíshí hěn nán xué.

Surfing looks easy, but it's actually hard to learn.
刚到大城市，他很难立足。

Gāng dào Dàchéng Shì, tā hěn nán lìzú.

Having just arrived in the big city, he finds it hard to get a footing.
在嘈杂的教室里，孩子很难专心。

Zài cáozá de jiàoshì lǐ, háizi hěn nán zhuānxīn.

In a noisy classroom, it's hard for children to concentrate.
在这个城市，很难打到的。

Zài zhège chéngshì, hěn nán dǎ dào de.

It's very hard getting a taxi in this city.
大熊猫很难孕育后代。

Dàxióngmāo hěn nán yùnyù hòudài.

Giant pandas have a hard time producing offspring.
大雪使得路上很难走。

Dàxuě shǐde lùshang hěn nán zǒu.

The heavy snow made the roads hard to travel.
如果你学习的话，这不难的。

Rúguǒ nǐ xuéxí dehuà, zhè bù nán de.

It's not difficult if you study.
学法语不难。

Xué Fǎyǔ bù nán.

Learning French isn't hard.
学游泳其实不难，入门很快。

Xué yóuyǒng qíshí bù nán, rùmén hěn kuài.

Learning to swim isn't actually hard, and you pick up the basics quickly.
学这个很难。

Xué zhège hěn nán.

This is very difficult to learn.
实际上没有那么难。

Shíjìshàng méiyǒu nàme nán.

It's actually not that difficult.
小店难和大商场抗衡。

Xiǎodiàn nán hé dà shāngchǎng kànghéng.

A small shop can hardly compete with a big mall.
很难找到合适的翻译。

Hěn nán zhǎodào héshì de fānyì.

It's hard to find a suitable translation.
德才兼备的人很难找。

Décáijiānbèi de rén hěn nán zhǎo.

People with both integrity and talent are hard to find.
德语真的很难。

Déyǔ zhēnde hěn nán.

German is really difficult.
德语难学吗？

Déyǔ nán xué ma?

Is it hard to learn German?
性格很难被别人改造。

Xìnggé hěn nán bèi biéren gǎizào.

A person's character is hard for others to remold.
总统很难接近。

Zǒngtǒng hěn nán jiējìn.

The president is difficult to approach.
意大利语不难。

Yìdàlìyǔ bù nán.

Italian isn't difficult.
我们发现很难决定买哪个。

Wǒmen fāxiàn hěn nán juédìng mǎi nǎge.

We are finding it difficult to decide which one to buy.
我们觉得很难决定买哪一个。

Wǒmen juéde hěn nán juédìng mǎi nǎ yí gè.

We find it difficult to decide which one to buy.
我发现读这本书很难。

Wǒ fāxiàn dú zhè běn shū hěn nán.

I found it difficult to read the book.
我很难找到他的房子。

Wǒ hěn nán zhǎodào tā de fángzi.

I had some trouble in finding his house.
我很难相信。

Wǒ hěn nán xiāngxìn.

I am finding it very difficult to believe.
我想学中文，但是汉字很难。

Wǒ xiǎng xué Zhōngwén, dànshì hànzì hěn nán.

I want to learn Chinese, but the characters are difficult.
我知道，要相信这件事很难。

Wǒ zhīdào, yào xiāngxìn zhè jiàn shì hěn nán.

I know it's difficult to believe.
我觉得世界语很难学。

Wǒ juéde Shìjièyǔ hěn nán xué.

In my opinion, Esperanto is very difficult.
我觉得很难和他相处。

Wǒ juéde hěn nán hé tā xiāngchǔ.

I found it difficult to get along with him.
我觉得很难用言语表达我的意思。

Wǒ juéde hěn nán yòng yányǔ biǎodá wǒ de yìsi.

I find it difficult to express my meaning in words.
我觉得德语很难。

Wǒ juéde Déyǔ hěn nán.

I feel that the German language can be very difficult.
我觉得这个测试很难。

Wǒ juéde zhège cèshì hěn nán.

I found the test difficult.
我认为它很难。

Wǒ rènwéi tā hěn nán.

I think it's very difficult.
我认为法文很难学。

Wǒ rènwéi Fǎwén hěn nán xué.

In my opinion, French is a hard language to learn.
把英语说得好很难。

Bǎ Yīngyǔ shuō de hǎo hěn nán.

It's hard to speak English well.
日子再难，也得挨过去。

Rìzi zài nán, yě de āi guòqù.

No matter how hard life gets, we have to get through it.
日本人和中国人有时很难分辨。

Rìběn rén hé Zhōngguórén yǒushí hěn nán fēnbiàn.

It is not always easy to distinguish the Japanese from the Chinese.
是非对错并不难分。

Shìfēi duì cuò bìng bù nán fēn.

It's easy to distinguish good from evil.
是非对错，有时很难分辨。

Shìfēi duì cuò, yǒushí hěn nán fēnbiàn.

It is sometimes hard to tell right from wrong.
有些人觉得法语是一种难的语言。

Yǒuxiē rén juéde Fǎyǔ shì yìzhǒng nán de yǔyán.

Some people think that French is a difficult language.
有些音特别难发。

Yǒuxiē yīn tèbié nán fā.

Some sounds are really hard to pronounce.
有时我们很难控制自己的情绪。

Yǒushí wǒmen hěn nán kòngzhì zìjǐ de qíngxù.

It's sometimes difficult to control our feelings.
此次考试比上次难多了。

Cǐcì kǎoshì bǐ shàngcì nán duō le.

This exam was much harder than the last one.
水和油很难分离。

Shuǐ hé yóu hěn nán fēnlí.

Water and oil are hard to separate.
汉字很难学。

Hànzì hěn nán xué.

Chinese characters are difficult to learn.
汉字很难读。

Hànzì hěn nán dú.

Kanji are difficult to read.
汉语学起来没那么难。

Hànyǔ xué qǐlai méi nàme nán.

Chinese is not too difficult to learn.
法文不难学。

Fǎwén bù nán xué.

French isn't difficult to learn.
法文好难，不想学了。

Fǎwén hǎo nán, bùxiǎng xué le.

French is so difficult that I don't want to learn it any more.
法语太难了，我不想学。

Fǎyǔ tài nánle, wǒ bùxiǎng xué.

French is too hard. I don't want to learn it.
湿木头很难点火。

Shī mùtou hěn nán diǎnhuǒ.

Wet wood is hard to ignite.
现实和幻想是很难区分的。

Xiànshí hé huànxiǎng shì hěn nán qūfēn de.

Reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.
理科比文科难。

Lǐkē bǐ wénkē nán.

The natural sciences are harder than the social sciences.
生活是难的。

Shēnghuó shì nán de.

Life is hard.
用筷子吃饭难吗？

Yòng kuàizi chīfàn nán ma?

Is eating with chopsticks difficult?
童年的创伤很难忘记。

Tóngnián de chuāngshāng hěn nán wàngjì.

The trauma of childhood is hard to forget.
糖粘在手上了，很难洗掉。

Táng nián zài shǒushàng le, hěn nán xǐ diào.

The sugar stuck to my hands and is hard to wash off.
经济低迷的时候，找工作很难。

Jīngjì dīmí de shíhou, zhǎo gōngzuò hěn nán.

When the economy is in a slump, finding a job is hard.
维持一个人的声誉是很难的。

Wéichí yí gè rén de shēngyù shì hěn nán de.

It is hard to maintain one's reputation.
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.
英文并不难学。

Yīngwén bìng bù nán xué.

English is not hard to learn.
英语并不难学。

Yīngyǔ bìng bù nán xué.

English is not difficult to learn.
英语很难，不是吗？

Yīngyǔ hěn nán, bú shì ma?

English is difficult, isn't it?
英语很难学。

Yīngyǔ hěn nán xué.

English is difficult to learn.
英语是一种难学的语言。

Yīngyǔ shì yìzhǒng nán xué de yǔyán.

English is a hard language to learn.
茂密的森林里很难找到路。

Màomì de sēnlín lǐ hěn nán zhǎodào lù.

It's hard to find the way in a dense forest.
行情不好，生意很难做。

Hángqíng bù hǎo, shēngyi hěn nán zuò.

The market is weak, so business is hard.
要改变历史是很难的。

Yào gǎibiàn lìshǐ shì hěn nán de.

Changing history is difficult.
计划很好，可是很难实施。

Jìhuà hěn hǎo, kěshì hěn nán shíshī.

The plan is good, but it's hard to carry out.
说法语真有那么难吗？

Shuō Fǎyǔ zhēn yǒu nàme nán ma?

Is it really that hard to speak French?
说英语不难。

Shuō Yīngyǔ bù nán.

It is not difficult to speak English.
说英语很难。

Shuō Yīngyǔ hěn nán.

Speaking English is difficult.
跟不情愿的人很难一起工作。

Gēn bù qíngyuàn de rén hěn nán yìqǐ gōngzuò.

It is very difficult to work with people who are not willing to do so.
车站外面很难打到出租车。

Chēzhàn wàimiàn hěn nán dǎ dào chūzūchē.

It's hard to get a taxi outside the station.
近日总下雨，衣服难干。

Jìnrì zǒng xiàyǔ, yīfu nán gàn.

It's been raining these past few days, so clothes are hard to get dry.
这不应该这么难。

Zhè bù yīnggāi zhème nán.

This shouldn't be so hard.
这个城市很难打到出租车。

Zhège chéngshì hěn nán dǎ dào chūzūchē.

It's very hard getting a taxi in this city.
这个字很难发音。

Zhège zì hěn nán fāyīn.

This word is difficult to pronounce.
这个很难学会。

Zhège hěn nán xuéhuì.

This is difficult to master.
这个词很难。

Zhège cí hěn nán.

This word is difficult.
这个问题太难了，我说不出来答案。

Zhège wèntí tài nánle, wǒ shuō bù chūlái dá'àn.

The question is too hard - I can't answer it.
这个问题很难回答。

Zhège wèntí hěn nán huídá.

The question was too difficult to answer.
这个问题让小学生解决太难了。

Zhège wèntí ràng xiǎoxuéshēng jiějué tài nánle.

This problem is too difficult for primary school children to solve.
这么难的动作，小孩子学不会。

Zhème nán de dòngzuò, xiǎoháizi xué búhuì.

Children can't learn movements this difficult.
这些汉字对我们来说不太难。

Zhèxiē hànzì duì wǒmen lái shuō bú tài nán.

These Chinese characters are not too difficult for us.