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磨难

磨难 (mó nàn): Tribulation / hardship (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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2.

Character Breakdown

磨难 consists of 2 characters.

to grind, to polish, to wear down

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

hard; difficult

Word Info

Pinyinmó nàn

Meaningtribulation / hardship

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word磨难

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Words with 磨

折磨zhé móHSK 6
琢磨zuómoHSK 6
磨合mó héHSK 6
打磨dǎ móHSK 7-9
消磨xiāo móHSK 7-9
磨损mó sǔnHSK 7-9
磨炼mó liànHSK 7-9

Words with 难

难听nán tīngHSK 3
难看nán kànHSK 3
难过nán guòHSK 3
难题nán tíHSK 3
困难kùn nanHSK 4
难受nán shòuHSK 4
难忘nán wàngHSK 4
难道

nán dào

HSK 4

3.

How to Use 磨难 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 磨难 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

zhàn战

shèng胜

mó磨

nàn难

neutral

overcome hardships

jīng经

lì历

mó磨

nàn难

neutral

go through hardships

Adjective + Nounwith种种

zhǒng种

zhǒng种

mó磨

nàn难

Noun + Nounwith人生

rén人

shēng生

mó磨

nàn难

Subject + Predicatewith重重

mó磨

nàn难

chóng重

chóng重

4.

Example Sentences with 磨难

tā他

yù遇

dào到

le了

hěn很

duō多

mó磨

neutral

all kinds of hardships

neutral

life's hardships

formal

Written

full of hardships

nàn难

。

He encountered many hardships.

zhè这

xiē些

mó磨

nàn难

zuì最

zhōng终

sù塑

zào造

le了

tā他

jiān坚

yì毅

de的

xìng性

gé格

。

These tribulations ultimately shaped his resolute character.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

mó磨

nàn难

shì是

chéng成

zhǎng长

de的

bì必

jīng经

zhī之

lù路

ma吗

？

Don't you think hardship is an inevitable path to growth?

shēng生

huó活

zhōng中

de的

mó磨

nàn难

ràng让

tā他

biàn变

dé得

gèng更

jiān坚

qiáng强

。

The hardships in life made him stronger.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

yīn因

rèn任

hé何

mó磨

nàn难

ér而

fàng放

qì弃

zì自

jǐ己

de的

lǐ理

xiǎng想

。

He never gave up on his ideals because of any hardship.

jīng经

lì历

le了

zhè这

me么

duō多

mó磨

nàn难

，

tā他

men们

zhōng终

yú于

yíng迎

lái来

liǎo了

shì事

yè业

de的

zhuǎn转

jī机

。

Having endured so many tribulations, they finally welcomed a turning point in their career.

miàn面

duì对

mó磨

nàn难

shí时

，

tā她

zǒng总

shì是

bǎo保

chí持

lè乐

guān观

de的

tài态

dù度

。

When facing hardships, she always maintains an optimistic attitude.

péng朋

yǒu友

，

bié别

pà怕

yǎn眼

qián前

de的

mó磨

nàn难

，

wǒ我

men们

yì一

qǐ起

xiǎng想

bàn办

fǎ法

。

Friend, don't be afraid of the hardship before you; let's think of a solution together.