为难

為難

wéinán

verb/adjective HSK 5 #6,637

Meanings

1 to feel embarrassed
2 to make things difficult for
3 to be in a dilemma

Characters

to make; to cause

difficult; hard

Examples

这个问题让他很为难。

Zhège wèntí ràng tā hěn wéi nán.

This question put him in a difficult position.

别为难她了。

Bié wéi nán tā le.

Stop making things difficult for her.

他为难地笑了笑。

Tā wéi nán de xiào le xiào.

He smiled awkwardly.

Tips

usage

为难 can describe feeling embarrassed/stuck (为难的表情, embarrassed expression) or actively making things hard for someone (别为难我, don't make it hard for me).

mistakes

Note the tone: 为难 (wéi nán) not wèi nán. The 为 here is 2nd tone (wéi), meaning 'to make/cause.'

Stroke Order

为 wèi

难 nán