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Whenever something is "hard to do" (as in difficult) or "bad to do" (as in bad experience), the word 难 (nán) can be used. | Whenever something is "hard to do" (as in difficult) or "bad to do" (as in bad experience), the word 难 (nán) can be used. | ||
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Just as 好 can be used to indicate that it's [[easy to do something]], 难 (nán) can be attached to verbs, except sensitive words, to indicate that something is ''hard to do''. The structure is: | Just as 好 can be used to indicate that it's [[easy to do something]], 难 (nán) can be attached to verbs, except sensitive words, to indicate that something is ''hard to do''. The structure is: | ||
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*这 个 汉字 很 <em> 难 写</em>。<span class="trans">This character is very difficult to write.</span> | *这 个 汉字 很 <em> 难 写</em>。<span class="trans">This character is very difficult to write.</span> | ||
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难 (nán) can also be attached to "sense verbs" (e.g. look, taste, smell, etc.) to indicate that something is ''bad to do''. The structure is: | 难 (nán) can also be attached to "sense verbs" (e.g. look, taste, smell, etc.) to indicate that something is ''bad to do''. The structure is: | ||
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Whenever something is "hard to do" (as in difficult) or "bad to do" (as in bad experience), the word 难 (nán) can be used.
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难 with General Verbs
Structure
Just as 好 can be used to indicate that it's easy to do something, 难 (nán) can be attached to verbs, except sensitive words, to indicate that something is hard to do. The structure is:
Subject + (很) 难 + Verb
Examples
- 难 懂Hard to understand.
- 这 句 话 很 难 懂。This talk is hard to understand.
- 难 学Hard to learn.
- 汉语 很 难 学。Mandarin is hard to learn.
- 难 做Hard to do.
- 三明治 很 难 做。Sandwiches are hard to make.
- 难 买Hard to buy (as in probably hard to find).
- 这 个 东西 现在 很 难 买。This thing is really difficult to purchase now.
- 难 写Difficult to write.
- 这 个 汉字 很 难 写。This character is very difficult to write.
难 with Sense Verbs
Structure
难 (nán) can also be attached to "sense verbs" (e.g. look, taste, smell, etc.) to indicate that something is bad to do. The structure is:
Subject + (很) 难 + [Sense Verb]
Examples
- 难听Sounds bad(hard to listen to).
- 这 首 歌 很 难听。This song is terrible (This song is hard to listen to).
- 难闻Smells bad. (it stinks)
- 这 只 小 猫 很 难闻。This little cat smells bad.
- 难看Hard to look at (looks bad/ugly).
- 这 件 衣服 很 难看吗？Is this piece of clothing ugly?
- 难吃Disgusting (hard to eat).
- 你 做的菜 很 难吃。The dishes you cook taste bad.
