Chinese word

出难题

Pronunciation

Pinyinchū nán tí

Meaning

  • verbmake things difficult

Example

别总是出难题，我们也需要时间。bié zǒng shì chū nán tí wǒ men yě xū yào shí jiān

Don't always make things difficult for us; we need time too.

Illustration for 出难题 (make things difficult)

More examples

客户在谈判中常常出难题，让我们很头疼。kè hù zài tán pàn zhōng cháng cháng chū nán tí ràng wǒ men hěn tóu téng

Customers often pose difficult problems during negotiations, which gives us a headache.

Core concept

Places a demanding obstacle in another person's way, whether as a question to answer or a problem to solve.

Common phrases

  • 给别人出难题gěi bié rén chū nán tí

    pose a difficult problem for others

  • 面试官给应聘者出难题miàn shì guān gěi yìng pìn zhě chū nán tí

    the interviewer poses a difficult problem for applicants

  • 老师给学生出难题lǎo shī gěi xué shēng chū nán tí

    the teacher poses a difficult problem for students

Similar words

刁难diāo nàn: Deliberately burdens someone with unreasonable demands.
为难wéi nán: Puts someone in a difficult position by demanding a hard answer or choice.
找麻烦zhǎo má fán: Creates trouble or problems that cause difficulty for someone.
麻烦má fán: Causes someone extra trouble or inconvenience.

Definition in Chinese

使他人处于棘手的境地，提出让人难以回答或解决的题目或问题。shǐ tā rén chǔ yú jí shǒu de jìng dì tí chū ràng rén nán yǐ huí dá huò jiě jué de tí mù huò wèn tí

Word origin

出 (chū, "present") combines with 难题 (nántí, "difficult problem") to describe presenting a problem that is hard for another person to answer or solve.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this expression often frames a question or request as an unfair burden rather than neutrally describing a hard task, so its tone can sound blaming.

Other meanings

  • pose a difficult problemverb

Opposites

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