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困难 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say kùnnán slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
困难表示不容易做或解决。
kùn nán biǎo shì bù róng yì zuò huò jiě jué。
Difficulty means not easy to do or solve.
Context note
困难常出现在学习、生活和问题里。
kùn nán cháng chū xiàn zài xué xí 、 shēng huó hé wèn tí lǐ。
Difficulty often appears in study, life, and problems.
5 examples
这个问题很困难。
zhè ge wèn tí hěn kùn nán。
This problem is difficult.
我遇到困难了。
wǒ yù dào kùn nán le。
I ran into difficulty.
不要怕困难。
bú yào pà kùn nán。
Do not fear difficulty.
大家一起解决困难。
dà jiā yì qǐ jiě jué kùn nán。
Everyone works together to solve the difficulty.
这本书对我来说不困难。
zhè běn shū duì wǒ lái shuō bú kùn nán。
This book is not difficult for me.
5 mini stories
我做题的时候遇到了一点困难。
wǒ zuò tí de shí hòu yù dào le yì diǎn kùn nán。
When I did the problem, I encountered a little difficulty.
老师说遇到困难时可以找人帮忙。
lǎo shī shuō yù dào kùn nán shí kě yǐ zhǎo rén bāng máng。
The teacher said when facing difficulty, you can ask someone for help.
虽然有困难，但我还是想继续学。
suī rán yǒu kùn nán， dàn wǒ hái shì xiǎng jì xù xué。
Although there is difficulty, I still want to continue learning.
和朋友一起做事，困难就少一些。
hé péng yǒu yì qǐ zuò shì， kùn nán jiù shǎo yì xiē。
Doing things with friends makes the difficulty smaller.
不要害怕困难，慢慢来就好。
bú yào hài pà kùn nán， màn màn lái jiù hǎo。
Do not be afraid of difficulty; take it slowly.