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为难

Traditional: 為難

wéi nán

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

wéi nán · wai4 naan4 (Jyutping)

  1. to feel embarrassed or awkward
  2. to make things difficult (for someone)
  3. to find things difficult (to do or manage)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

为

Meaning
do, handle, govern, act; be
Radical
丶
Strokes
4
Components
⿻丶⿴力丶
Cangjie
IKSI
Four-corner
3402

难

Meaning
difficult, arduous, hard; unable
Radical
又
Strokes
10
Components
⿰又隹
Cangjie
EOG
Four-corner
7041

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