為難

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See also: 为难

Chinese

because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
disaster; distress; to scold
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
 
trad. (為難/爲難) /
simp. (为难)
anagram 難為难为

Pronunciation


Adjective

為難

  1. (of a situation or person) in a difficult situation; awkward; embarrassing; uncomfortable
    左右為難左右为难  ―  zuǒyòuwéinán  ―  to be between a rock and a hard place
    覺得為難 [MSC, trad.]
    觉得为难 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ juéde hěn wéinán.
    I feel conflicted.

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Verb

為難

  1. to make things difficult or awkward for (someone)
    處處為難 [MSC, trad.]
    处处为难 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā chùchù wéinán wǒ.
    He's always putting me in awkward situations.

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