困难

困難

kùnnan

noun HSK 3 #1,338

Meanings

Trapped and hard — double difficulty.

学中文有很多困难。

Xué zhōngwén yǒu hěnduō kùnnan.

Learning Chinese has many difficulties.

不要害怕困难。

Búyào hàipà kùnnan.

Don't be afraid of difficulties.

这个问题很困难。

Zhège wèntí hěn kùnnan.

This problem is very difficult.

我们一起克服困难。

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