Expressing "difficult" with "nan"
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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
- 这 句 话 很 难懂。
- 难学
- 汉语 很 难学。
- 难做
- 三明治 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
- 这 只 小 猫 很 难闻。
- 难看
- 这 件 衣服 很 难看吗？
- 难吃
- 你 做的菜 很 难吃。
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Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 233) →buy
