Writing
困难 (kùnnan) — how to say "difficulty" in Chinese
困难
Difficulty, difficult
adjective · noun
Character composition
困
difficult
难
difficult
Radicals / Keys
囗
Enclosure
#31 · wéi · 3 strokes
隹
Short-tailed bird
#172 · zhuī · 8 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
遇到困难
yùdào kùnnan
encounter difficulties
经济困难
jīngjì kùnnan
financial difficulties
Examples
学习一门新的语言开始的时候会遇到很多困难，但是坚持下来就会成功。
When starting to learn a new language, you will encounter many difficulties, but if you persist, you will succeed.
这个题很困难。
This problem is very difficult.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "difficulty" in Chinese?
"difficulty" in Chinese is 困难 (kùnnan).
困难 meaning in English
困难 (kùnnan) means "Difficulty, difficult".
How is 困难 pronounced?
It is pronounced kùnnan (written as kunnan). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "difficulty" in Chinese characters?
It is written 困难: 困 has 7 strokes, 难 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 困难?
困难 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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