落难

落難
luònàn
verb #28,781

Meanings

  1. 1 to meet with misfortune
  2. 2 to fall into dire straits
  3. 3 to be in distress

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yīngxióng luònàn, lùjiànbùpíng, zhòngrén xiāngzhù.
The hero fell on hard times; seeing the injustice, people came to his aid.
HSK 7-9
Tā zài yìxiāng luònàn, wúyī-wúkào.
She fell into dire straits in a foreign land, with no one to rely on.

Tips

usage
落难 often appears in stories and narrative contexts to describe a protagonist who has lost their former status and is now in danger or hardship. It has a literary, classical flavor compared to the plain 遇难 (to meet with disaster/death).

Stroke Order

落 luò
难 nán