困难

困難

kùnnan

noun HSK 3 #1,338

Meanings

Trapped and hard — double difficulty.

Xué zhōngwén yǒu hěn duō kùnnan.

Learning Chinese has many difficulties.

Bú yào hàipà kùnnan.

Don't be afraid of difficulties.

Zhège wèntí hěn kùnnan.

This problem is very difficult.

Wǒmen yìqǐ kèfú kùnnan.

Let's overcome the difficulties together.

usage

困难 emphasizes hardship or struggle. Compare with 难 (nán), which simply means 'difficult,' and 麻烦 (máfan), which means 'troublesome' or 'annoying.'

困 kùn

难 nán