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== Structure ==
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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 to indicate that something is ''hard to do'' or ''bad 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 to indicate that something is ''hard to do'' or ''bad to do''. The structure is:
  
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== Examples ==
  
 
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*[[Easy to do something]]
 
*[[Easy to do something]]
 
*[[Expressing Difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"]]
 
*[[Expressing Difficulty with "hao (bu) rongyi"]]
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== Sources and further reading ==
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=== Books ===
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* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2]] (pp. 233) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy]
  
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]

Revision as of 10:05, 14 May 2012

Structure

Just as 好 can be used to indicate that it's easy to do something, 难 (nán) can be attached to verbs to indicate that something is hard to do or bad to do. The structure is:

难 + Verb

Examples

  • 难懂
  • 难学
  • 难做
  • 难买

See also

Sources and further reading

Books