Chinese word

难处

Pronunciation

Pinyinnán chǔ

Meaning

  • noundifficulty

Example

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.

Illustration for 难处 (difficulty)

More examples

他在团队合作中遇到了很多难处，比如意见不统一。tā zài tuán duì hé zuò zhōng yù dào le hěn duō nán chǔ bǐ rú yì jiàn bù tǒng yī

He encountered many difficulties in teamwork, such as disagreements.

Core concept

A point in a situation where progress becomes difficult or a solution is hard to reach.

Common phrases

  • 遇到难处yù dào nán chǔ

    run into difficulties

  • 解决难处jiě jué nán chǔ

    resolve difficulties

  • 克服难处kè fú nán chǔ

    overcome difficulties

Similar words

困难kùn nán: A difficult condition or task that requires effort to complete or deal with.
难题nán tí: A particularly difficult problem or question that calls for careful thought to solve.
问题wèn tí: A troubling situation or matter that requires attention and a solution.
障碍zhàng ài: Something that blocks the way forward or makes progress difficult.

Definition in Chinese

指事情中使人感到困难或难以解决的地方或方面。zhǐ shì qíng zhōng shǐ rén gǎn dào kùn nán huò nán yí jiě jué de dì fāng huò fāng miàn

Word origin

难处 (nánchǔ, "difficulty") combines 难 (nán, "difficult") with 处 (chù, "place or aspect"), treating a difficult part of a matter as a particular place within it.

Usage tips

  • The pattern 难处在于 (nánchǔ zàiyú, "the difficulty lies in") introduces the specific reason that follows, making a conversational explanation more focused than a broad complaint.

Other meanings

  • problemnoun

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