难过

難過

nánguò

adjective HSK 2 #1,677

Meanings

Literally 'hard to get through' — emotionally painful

Tā hěn nánguò, yīnwèi māo shēngbìng le.

She's very sad because her cat is sick.

Bié nánguò le, huì hǎo qǐlái de.

Don't be sad, things will get better.

Kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo, tā hěn nánguò.

He didn't do well on the exam and feels bad about it.

usage

难过 is the most common word for 'sad' in daily Chinese. Compare: 伤心 (shāngxīn) is more intense, 难过 is more general.

grammar

日子难过 = life is hard / days are hard to get through — here 难过 uses its literal meaning.

难 nán

过 guò