难 (難) nán

  1. nán adjective difficult; arduous; hard
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 1; NCCED '難' nán 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 42; Unihan '難').
  2. nán verb to put someone in a difficult position; to have difficulty
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (NCCED '難' nán 2)
  3. nán adjective hardly possible; unable
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 1; NCCED '難' nán 3; Unihan '難')
  4. nàn noun disaster; calamity
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Disaster
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 1; NCCED '難' nàn 1)
  5. nàn noun enemy; foe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 2)
  6. nán adjective bad; unpleasant
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nán 2; NCCED '難' nán 4)
  7. nàn verb to blame; to rebuke
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3b; NCCED '難' nàn 2)
  8. nàn verb to object to; to argue against
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3)
  9. nàn verb to reject; to repudiate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '難' nàn 3a)
  10. nán adjective inopportune; aksana
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: akṣaṇa (BCSD '難', p. 1238; MW 'akṣaṇa')

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