难nándifficult
难 (nán) means "difficult." It describes something that is hard, as in 汉语很难 (Chinese is difficult), 这个题太难了 (This question is too difficult) and 考试难吗? (Was the exam difficult?). Each example uses 难 to call a language, a question or an exam difficult.
What does 难 mean?
- 1.
difficultadjective
What does the character 难 mean?
- 难difficult
How do you use 难?
See it in 汉语很难, 这个题太难了 and 考试难吗?.
What are some examples of 难 in a sentence?
How is 难 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你学汉语吗?
Nǐ xué Hànyǔ ma?
Are you learning Chinese?
- Speaker B:
学。汉语很难。
Xué. Hànyǔ hěn nán.
Yes. Chinese is difficult.
- Speaker A:
考试难吗?
Kǎoshì nán ma?
Was the exam difficult?
- Speaker B:
这个题太难了。
Zhège tí tài nán le.
This question is too difficult.
Can you use 难 correctly?
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.