难熬

難熬

nán'áo

adjective

Meanings

1 hard to endure
2 hard to get through

Characters

to endure; to simmer

Examples

HSK 4

夏天没有空调的夜晚真难熬。

Xiàtiān méiyou kōngtiáo de yèwǎn zhēn nán'áo.

Summer nights without air conditioning are really hard to get through.

HSK 5

等待的时间最难熬。

Děngdài de shíjiān zuì nán'áo.

The waiting is the hardest part to bear.

Tips

memory

熬 is to simmer something over low heat for hours, as in 熬粥 "to cook porridge", and by extension to hold out, as in 熬夜 "to stay up late". 难熬 time is time that simmers on and on.

Stroke Order

难 nán

熬 áo