English–Chinese
“difficulty” in Chinese
How to say “difficulty” in Chinese
“Difficulty” in Chinese is 困难 (kùn nán).
An obstacle that makes a task or goal hard to carry through and may call for extra time, skill, or help.
Example sentences with 困难
家里有困难，他开始打工。jiā lǐ yǒu kùn nán tā kāi shǐ dǎ gōng
The family was having difficulties, so he started working part-time.
Tips for using 困难
- In everyday Chinese, 很 (hěn, "very") can describe a difficult state, while 遇到 (yùdào, "encounter") introduces a difficulty as a noun.
Other Chinese words for “difficulty”
这道题的难度不大，你试试。zhè dào tí de nán dù bú dà nǐ shì shì
The difficulty of this problem isn't very high. Give it a try.
学习中文的难点很多，但要坚持。xué xí zhōng wén de nán diǎn hěn duō dàn yào jiān chí
There are many difficulties in learning Chinese, but it is important to keep at it.
我们要努力才能跨过这个难关。wǒ men yào nǔ lì cái néng kuà guò zhè ge nán guān
We have to work hard to overcome this difficulty.
这道题的难处在于公式不熟。zhè dào tí de nán chǔ zài yú gōng shì bù shú
The difficulty with this problem is that the formula is unfamiliar.