Difference between revisions of "Expressing "difficult" with "nan""
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| − | * <em>难懂</em> | + | * <em>难懂</em><span class="trans">hard to understand</span> |
| − | * 这 句 话 <em>很 难懂</em>。 | + | * 这 句 话 <em>很 难懂</em>。<span class="trans">This talk is hard to understand.</span> |
| − | * <em>难学</em> | + | * <em>难学</em><span class="trans">hard to learn</span> |
| − | * 汉语 <em>很 难学</em>。 | + | * 汉语 <em>很 难学</em>。<span class="trans">Mandarin is hard to learn.</span> |
| − | * <em>难做</em> | + | * <em>难做</em><span class="trans">hard to do</span> |
| − | * 三明治 <em>很 难做</em>。 | + | * 三明治 <em>很 难做</em>。<span class="trans">Sandwiches are hard to make.</span> |
| − | * <em>难买</em> | + | * <em>难买</em><span class="trans">hard to buy (as in probably hard to find)</span> |
| − | * 这 个 东西 现在 <em>很 难买</em>。 | + | * 这 个 东西 现在 <em>很 难买</em>。<span class="trans">This thing is really hard to purchase now.</span> |
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| − | * <em>难听</em> | + | * <em>难听</em><span class="trans">sounds bad(hard to listen to)</span> |
| − | * 这 首 歌 <em>很 难听</em>。 | + | * 这 首 歌 <em>很 难听</em>。<span class="trans">This song is terrible. (This song is hard to listen to.)</span> |
| − | * <em>难闻</em> | + | * <em>难闻</em><span class="trans">smells bad(it stinks)</span> |
| − | * 这 只 小 猫 <em>很 难闻</em>。 | + | * 这 只 小 猫 <em>很 难闻</em>。<span class="trans">This little cat smells bad.</span> |
| − | * <em>难看</em> | + | * <em>难看</em><span class="trans">hard to look at (looks bad/ugly)</span> |
| − | * 这 件 衣服 <em>很 难看</em>吗？ | + | * 这 件 衣服 <em>很 难看</em>吗？<span class="trans">Is this piece of clothing ugly?</span> |
| − | * <em>难吃</em> | + | * <em>难吃</em><span class="trans">disgusting (hard to eat)</span> |
| − | * 你 做的菜 <em>很 难吃</em>。 | + | * 你 做的菜 <em>很 难吃</em>。<span class="trans">The dishes you cook taste bad.</span> |
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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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Structure with General Verbs
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 + General 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 hard to purchase now.
Structure with Sensitive Verbs
难 (nán) can also be attached to sensitive verbs ( like:look, taste, smell, sound and so on) to indicate that something is bad to do. The structure is:
Subject +（很）难 + Sensitive 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.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 233) →buy
