How to say “difficult point” in Chinese

难点
nándiǎn

difficult point, difficulty

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Studying”

“Difficult point” in Chinese is 难点, nán diǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

难点 is read nán diǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

nán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
diǎn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

难
nán — difficult

难看 is “hard to look at”, that is, “ugly”.

点
diǎn — dot; o'clock

At the bottom, 灬 “fire”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “难点”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 难点. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 这是考试的重点也是难点zhèshìkǎoshìdezhòngdiǎn,yěshìnándiǎnThis is both the key point and the hardest part of the exam.

More words from the lesson “Tutors and tricky points”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “difficult point” in Chinese?

“Difficult point” in Chinese is 难点, pinyin nándiǎn.

What does 难点 mean?

难点 (nándiǎn) means “difficult point, difficulty”.

How do you write 难点?

难点 is 2 characters: 难 (nán) — difficult; 点 (diǎn) — dot; o'clock. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 难点?

难点 is read nándiǎn. Tones: nán — second tone, diǎn — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“difficult point” in the lesson “Tutors and tricky points”

This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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