刁难

刁難

diāonàn

verb HSK 7-9 #19,314

Meanings

1 to make things difficult for someone
2 to deliberately create obstacles

Characters

cunning; tricky

difficult; to trouble

Examples

HSK 2

他故意刁难新来的同事。

Tā gùyì diāonàn xīn lái de tóngshì.

He deliberately made things difficult for the new colleague.

HSK 2

别刁难人了，放他过去吧。

Bié diāonàn rén le, fàng tā guòqù ba.

Stop making things difficult; let him pass.

Tips

memory

刁 (cunning/tricky) + 难 (difficult) - using cunning to make things difficult for someone.

Stroke Order

刁 diāo

难 nán