Breathing was difficult.
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困难
Traditional: 困難
kùn nan
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kùn nan · kwan3 naan4 (Jyutping)
- difficult
- challenging
- straitened circumstances
- difficult situation
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Character breakdown
困
- Meaning
- to surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
- Radical
- 囗
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿴囗木
- Cangjie
- WD
- Four-corner
- 6090.4
难
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Example sentences
Is the work hard?
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