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磨难
磨难 (mó nàn): Tribulation / hardship (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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磨 • mó • to grind, to polish, to wear down • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
mó
磨
to grind, to polish, to wear down
难 • nàn • hard; difficult • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
nàn
难
hard; difficult
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 磨难.
Words with
磨
折磨
zhé mó
cause suffering; torment; affliction
琢磨
zuómo
carve and polish; improve; refine
磨合
mó hé
grinding-in
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dǎ mó
Polish / Grind
消磨
xiāo mó
spend
磨损
mó sǔn
wear / abrasion
磨炼
mó liàn
temper
磨坊
mò fáng
mill; gristmill
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 磨难 in Sentences
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 + Noun
with
种种
zhǒng
种
zhǒng
种
mó
磨
nàn
难
Noun + Noun
with
人生
rén
人
shēng
生
mó
磨
nàn
难
Subject + Predicate
with
重重
mó
磨
nàn
难
chóng
重
chóng
重
5.
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.
