How to say “make things hard” in Chinese
make things hard; feel awkward
“Make things hard” in Chinese is 为难, wéi nán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
为难 is read wéi nán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is wéi, “be, do”.
难看 is “hard to look at”, that is, “ugly”.
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 “为难”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “make things hard” in Chinese?
“Make things hard” in Chinese is 为难, pinyin wéinán.
What does 为难 mean?
为难 (wéinán) means “make things hard; feel awkward”.
How do you write 为难?
为难 is 2 characters: 为 (wèi) — for, for the sake of; 难 (nán) — difficult. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 为难?
为难 is read wéinán. Tones: wéi — second tone, nán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“make things hard” in the lesson “Fright, surprise, awkwardness”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” 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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