难关 (nánguān): difficult situation

Measure Word

一道难关 dào

我们一定能度过这个难关。

Wǒmen yīdìng néng dùguò zhège nánguān.

We will definitely get through this difficult time.

他克服了一个又一个难关。

Tā kèfú le yīgè yòu yīgè nánguān.

He overcame one obstacle after another.

memory

难 (difficult) + 关 (gate/pass) = a difficult gate to pass through. Think of a mountain pass that's hard to cross.

usage

Common collocations: 度过难关 (get through a crisis), 攻克难关 (overcome a difficulty), 面临难关 (face a crisis).

难 nán

关 guān