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刁难 (diāo nàn): Give a hard time (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
刁 • diāo • tricky, cunning, or a surname
diāo
刁
tricky, cunning, or a surname
难 • nàn • hard; difficult • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
nàn
难
hard; difficult
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 刁难.
Words with
难
难听
nán tīng
unpleasant to hear
难看
nán kàn
ugly
难过
nán guò
have a hard time
难题
nán tí
difficult problem
困难
kùn nan
difficulty
难受
nán shòu
feel unwell; difficult to bear
难忘
nán wàng
unforgettable
难道
nán dào
could it be...?
4.
How to Use 刁难 in Sentences
Verb + Object
with
别人
diāo
刁
nàn
难
bié
别
rén
人
neutral
make things difficult for others
Verb + Complement
with
受到
shòu
受
dào
到
diāo
刁
nàn
难
Adverb + Verb
with
故意
gù
故
yì
意
diāo
刁
nàn
难
Idiom
with
百般
bǎi
百
bān
般
diāo
刁
nàn
难
5.
Example Sentences with 刁难
tā
他
zǒng
总
ài
爱
zài
在
xì
细
jié
节
shàng
上
neutral
be subjected to harassment
neutral
deliberately make things difficult
formal
create all sorts of obstacles
diāo
刁
nàn
难
xià
下
shǔ
属
，
lìng
令
rén
人
bú
不
shèng
胜
qí
其
fán
烦
。
He always enjoys giving his subordinates a hard time over minor details, which is extremely annoying.
zài
在
zhèng
正
shì
式
huì
会
yì
议
shàng
上
，
duì
对
fāng
方
dài
代
biǎo
表
bìng
并
wèi
未
kè
刻
yì
意
diāo
刁
nàn
难
wǒ
我
fāng
方
tí
提
àn
案
。
During the formal meeting, the opposing representative did not deliberately give our proposal a hard time.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
hé
何
yào
要
rú
如
cǐ
此
diāo
刁
nàn
难
zhè
这
wèi
位
xīn
新
lái
来
de
的
tóng
同
shì
事
ne
呢
？
Why are you giving this new colleague such a hard time?
wǒ
我
men
们
bú
不
yìng
应
yǐ
以
fán
繁
suǒ
琐
de
的
liú
流
chéng
程
lái
来
diāo
刁
nàn
难
chéng
诚
xīn
心
qiú
求
zhù
助
de
的
kè
客
hù
户
。
We should not use cumbersome procedures to give sincere clients who seek help a hard time.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
duì
对
fāng
方
bǎi
百
bān
般
diāo
刁
nàn
难
，
wǒ
我
men
们
réng
仍
píng
凭
jiè
借
zhuān
专
yè
业
sù
素
yǎng
养
wán
完
chéng
成
le
了
rèn
任
wu
务
。
Despite the other party's various attempts to give us a hard time, we still completed the task relying on our professional competence.
