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困难 (kùn nan): Difficulty (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 4
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Character Breakdown

困 • kùn • difficulty; sleepy • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
kùn困

difficulty; sleepy

难 • nán • hard; difficult • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
nán难

hard; difficult

Word Info

Pinyinkùn nan
Meaningdifficulty
Characters2
SyntaxNoun, Adjective
4.

Readings & Senses

kùn nan(kun nan)
1. [noun/adjective]difficulty[HSK4]
2. [adjective/noun]difficulty[HSK 3.0 · L4]
5.

How to Use 困难 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith个
yī一
gè个
kùn困
nán难
neutral
a difficulty
Adjective + Noun
kùn困
nán难
shí时
qī期
Verb + Object
kè克
fú服
kùn困
nán难
6.

Example Sentences with 困难

zhè这
ge个
shù数
xué学
tí题
hěn很
kùn

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 困难.

  • 大约dà yuēapproximately; around; about
  • 烦恼fán nǎoto be worried
  • 功夫gōng fulabour; ability; kung fu
  • 警察jǐng chápolice
  • 技术jì shùtechnology
  • 观众guān zhòngaudience
  • 害羞hài xiūshy
  • 基础jī chǔbase
  • 进行jìn xíngadvance; progress
  • 标准biāo zhǔnstandard; standardised
  • 包子bāo zibao zi [steamed stuffed bun]
  • 到处dào chùeverywhere
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 困难.

Words with 困
  • 困扰kùn rǎoto perplex
  • 贫困pín kùnimpoverished; poverty-stricken
  • 困境kùn jìngPredicament / dilemma
  • 困惑
neutral
difficult period
hěn很
dà大
kùn困
nán难
neutral
great difficulty
neutral
overcome difficulties
yù遇
dào到
kùn困
nán难
neutral
encounter difficulties
困
nan难
。
This math problem is very difficult.
xué学
xí习
zhōng中
wén文
yǒu有
yī一
xiē些
kùn困
nan难
，
dàn但
shì是
hěn很
yǒu有
yì意
si思
。
Learning Chinese has some difficulties, but it's very interesting.
kè克
fú服
zhè这
ge个
jì技
shù术
kùn困
nan难
，
xū需
yào要
tuán团
duì队
yì一
qǐ起
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
。
Overcoming this technical difficulty requires the team to brainstorm together.
nǐ你
zuì最
jìn近
zài在
shēng生
huó活
shàng上
yǒu有
méi没
yǒu有
yù遇
dào到
shén什
me么
kùn困
nan难
？
Have you encountered any difficulties in your life recently?
suī虽
rán然
gōng工
zuò作
hěn很
máng忙
，
dàn但
tā他
cóng从
bù不
bǎ把
kùn困
nan难
gào告
su诉
jiā家
rén人
。
Although work is very busy, he never tells his family about the difficulties.
kùn huò
Confused / puzzled
  • 困苦kùn kǔhardship, difficulty, destitution
  • 穷困qióng kùnpoverty-stricken; destitute
  • 脱困tuō kùnto escape from difficulty
    • Words with 难
    • 难听nán tīngunpleasant to hear
    • 难看nán kànugly
    • 难过nán guòhave a hard time
    • 难题nán tídifficult problem
    • 难受nán shòufeel unwell; difficult to bear
    • 难忘nán wàngunforgettable
    • 难道nán dàocould it be...?
    • 难以nán yǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)