Difference between revisions of "Expressing "difficult" with "nan""

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== Structure ==
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== Structure with verbs ==
  
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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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 (like:look, taste, smell, sound and so on. ) to indicate that something is ''hard to do'' or ''bad to do''. The structure is:
  
 
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Subject +(很)难 + Verb
  
 
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* 难懂
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* <em>难懂</em>
* 难学
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* 这 句 话 <em>很 难懂</em>。
* 难做
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* <em>难学</em>
* 难买
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* 汉语 <em>很 难学</em>。
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* <em>难做</em>
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* 我 的 工作 <em>很 难做</em>。
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* <em>难买</em>
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* 这 个 东西 现在 <em>很 难买</em>。
  
 
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== Structure with Sensitive Verbs ==
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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:
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Subject +(很)难 + Sensitive Verb
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== Examples ==
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* <em>难听</em>
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* 这 首 歌 <em>很 难听</em>。
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* <em>难闻</em>
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* 洗手 间 <em>很 难闻</em>。
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* <em>难看</em>
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* 这 件 衣服 <em>很 难看</em>吗?
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* <em>难吃</em>
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* 你 做的菜 <em>很 难吃</em>。
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==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 06:20, 21 August 2012

Structure with 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 (like:look, taste, smell, sound and so on. ) to indicate that something is hard to do or bad to do. The structure is:

Subject +(很)难 + Verb

Examples

  • 难懂
  • 这 句 话 很 难懂
  • 难学
  • 汉语 很 难学
  • 难做
  • 我 的 工作 很 难做
  • 难买
  • 这 个 东西 现在 很 难买

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
  • 这 首 歌 很 难听
  • 难闻
  • 洗手 间 很 难闻
  • 难看
  • 这 件 衣服 很 难看吗?
  • 难吃
  • 你 做的菜 很 难吃


See also

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