Chinese words containing 难 (nán, nàn)

81 words.

• 千(qiān)载(zǎi)难(nán)逢(féng) extremely rare
• 灾(zāi)难(nàn)性(xìng) catastrophic
• 在(zài)所(suǒ)难(nán)免(miǎn) to be unavoidable
• 知(zhī)难(nán)而(ér)退(tuì) to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat
• 大(dà)难(nàn)临(lín)头(tóu) to be facing imminent calamity
• 一(yī)言(yán)难(nán)尽(jìn) hard to explain in a few words
• 艰(jiān)难(nán)险(xiǎn)阻(zǔ) untold dangers and difficulties
• 寸(cùn)步(bù)难(nán)行(xíng) unable to move a single step
• 寝(qǐn)食(shí)难(nán)安(ān) unable to sleep or eat in peace
• 孤(gū)掌(zhǎng)难(nán)鸣(míng) It's hard to clap with only one hand.
• 遇(yù)难(nàn)者(zhě) victim
• 避(bì)难(nàn)所(suǒ) a refuge
• 患(huàn)难(nàn)之(zhī)交(jiāo) a friend in times of tribulations
• 大(dà)难(nàn)不(bù)死(sǐ) to just escape from calamity
• 积(jī)重(zhòng)难(nán)返(fǎn) bad old practices die hard
• 死(sǐ)难(nàn)者(zhě) victim of an accident
• 骑(qí)虎(hǔ)难(nán)下(xià) fig. impossible to stop halfway
• 本(běn)性(xìng)难(nán)移(yí) It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
• 迎(yíng)难(nán)而(ér)上(shàng) to press on in the face of challenges
• 插(chā)翅(chì)难(nán)飞(fēi) fig. impossible to escape
• 疑(yí)难(nán)杂(zá)症(zhèng) dubious or hard-to-treat cases
• 人(rén)心(xīn)难(nán)测(cè) hard to fathom a person's mind
• 受(shòu)难(nàn)者(zhě) sufferer
• 天(tiān)理(lǐ)难(nán)容(róng) Heaven cannot tolerate this
• 巧(qiǎo)妇(fù)难(nán)为(wéi)无(wú)米(mǐ)之(zhī)炊(chuī) You won't get anywhere without equipment.
• 真(zhēn)假(jiǎ)难(nán)辨(biàn) hard to distinguish real from imitation
• 面(miàn)有(yǒu)难(nán)色(sè) to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment
• 排(pái)难(nàn)解(jiě)纷(fēn) to reconcile differences
• 从(cóng)难(nán)从(cóng)严(yán) to impose demanding and strict conditions
• 出(chū)难(nán)题(tí) to raise a tough question
• 没(mò)齿(chǐ)难(nán)忘(wàng) to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
• 覆(fù)水(shuǐ)难(nán)收(shōu) spilt water is difficult to retrieve
• 众(zhòng)怒(nù)难(nán)犯(fàn) one cannot afford to incur public wrath
• 罄(qìng)竹(zhú)难(nán)书(shū) too numerous to record on bamboo slips
• 千(qiān)金(jīn)难(nán)买(mǎi) can't be bought for one thousand in gold
• 患(huàn)难(nàn)见(jiàn)真(zhēn)情(qíng) true sentiments are seen in hard times
• 受(shòu)难(nàn)日(rì) Good Friday
• 多(duō)难(nàn)兴(xīng)邦(bāng) calamity that prompts renewal
• 欲(yù)壑(hè)难(nán)填(tián) insatiably greedy
• 一(yī)木(mù)难(nán)支(zhī) lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house
• 劫(jié)数(shù)难(nán)逃(táo) Destiny is inexorable, there is no fleeing it (idiom). Your doom is at hand.
• 发(fā)国(guó)难(nàn)财(cái) to profiteer in a time of national calamity
• 善(shàn)财(cái)难(nán)舍(shě) refusing to contribute to charity
• 好(hǎo)梦(mèng)难(nán)成(chéng) a beautiful dream is hard to realize
• 恨(hèn)海(hǎi)难(nán)填(tián) irreconcilable division
• 擢(zhuó)发(fà)难(nán)数(shǔ) lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head
• 更(gēng)仆(pú)难(nán)数(shǔ) too many to count
• 泼(pō)水(shuǐ)难(nán)收(shōu) irreversible change
• 灾(zāi)难(nàn)片(piàn) disaster movie
• 疑(yí)难(nán)解(jiě)答(dá) trouble shooting
• 疑(yí)难(nán)问(wèn)题(tí) knotty problem
• 碍(ài)难(nán)从(cóng)命(mìng) difficult to obey orders
• 羞(xiū)愧(kuì)难(nán)当(dāng) to feel ashamed
• 自(zì)身(shēn)难(nán)保(bǎo) powerless to defend oneself
• 苦(kǔ)难(nàn)深(shēn)重(zhòng) deep grief
• 落(luò)落(luò)难(nán)合(hé) a loner
• 长(cháng)夜(yè)难(nán)明(míng) lit. many nights under a harsh moon
• 众(zhòng)口(kǒu)难(nán)调(tiáo) it's difficult to please everyone
• 积(jī)习(xí)难(nán)改(gǎi) old habits are hard to change
• 受(shòu)难(nán)纪(jì)念(niàn) memorial
• 困(kùn)难(nan)在(zài)于(yú) the problem is...
• 坐(zuò)立(lì)难(nán)安(ān) unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc)
• 家(jiā)家(jiā)有(yǒu)本(běn)难(nán)念(niàn)的(de)经(jīng) every family has its problems
• 寸(cùn)金(jīn)难(nán)买(mǎi)寸(cùn)光(guāng)阴(yīn) Money can't buy you time.
• 易(yì)守(shǒu)难(nán)攻(gōng) easily guarded, hard to attack
• 死(sǐ)结(jié)难(nán)解(jiě) enigmatic knot hard to untie
• 母(mǔ)难(nàn)日(rì) birthday
• 江(jiāng)山(shān)易(yì)改(gǎi)禀(bǐng)性(xìng)难(nán)移(yí) rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
• 法(fǎ)网(wǎng)难(nán)逃(táo) it is hard to escape the net of justice
• 清(qīng)官(guān)难(nán)断(duàn)家(jiā)务(wù)事(shì) even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute
• 牛(niú)不(bù)喝(hē)水(shuǐ)难(nán)按(àn)角(jiǎo) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink
• 耶(yē)稣(sū)受(shòu)难(nàn)节(jié) Good Friday
• 联(lián)合(hé)国(guó)难(nán)民(mín)事(shì)务(wù)高(gāo)级(jí)专(zhuān)员(yuán)办(bàn)事(shì)处(chù) Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
• 英(yīng)雄(xióng)难(nán)过(guò)美(měi)人(rén)关(guān) even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman
• 诵(sòng)读(dú)困(kùn)难(nan)症(zhèng) dyslexia
• 遇(yù)难(nán)船(chuán) shipwreck
• 防(fáng)空(kōng)避(bì)难(nàn)所(suǒ) air-raid shelter
• 阿(ē)难(nán)陀(tuó) Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
• 隐(yǐn)秘(mì)难(nán)言(yán) too embarrassing to mention
• 靖(jìng)难(nán)之(zhī)役(yì) war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor
• 黄(huáng)帝(dì)八(bā)十(shí)一(yī)难(nàn)经(jīng) The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD