患难

患難

huànnàn

noun #22,703

Meanings

1 trials and tribulations
2 hardship
3 adversity
4 trouble

Characters

affliction / suffering / to worry

disaster / difficulty / calamity

Examples

患难见真情，他们的友谊经受住了考验。

Huànnànjiànzhēnqíng, tāmen de yǒuyì jīngshòu zhù le kǎoyàn.

True feelings are revealed in adversity — their friendship stood the test.

他们共同经历了许多患难。

Tāmen gòngtóng jīnglì le xǔduō huànnàn.

They went through many hardships together.

Tips

usage

患难 is often used in the set phrase 患难之交 (a friend through hardship, i.e. a true friend) or the proverb 患难见真情 (adversity reveals true feelings).

Stroke Order

患 huàn

难 nán