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为难 wéinán

为难 wéinán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 为难 wéinán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wéinán | wei2 nan2
English translation
to feel embarrassed or awkward
to make things difficult (for someone)
to find things difficult (to do or manage)

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HSK level

6

Traditional form

為難

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 为难 wéinán

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为 wéi

Explanation

Simplified form of 為 wèi . Pictograph of a hand guiding an elephant to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do".

Positional decomposition

⿻丶 diǎn ⿴力丶

Number of Strokes

4
难 nán

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 隹 zhuī represents the meaning and 堇 jǐn represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. The simplified character 难 nán was adapted from the cursive form of the trad

Positional decomposition

⿰又隹

Number of Strokes

10

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她 tā 猜 cāi 出 chū 了 le 伯莎 Bó shā 目前 mùqián 的 de 为难 wéinán 之 zhī 处 chǔ ; 而 ér 这 zhè 看来 kàn lai 很 hěn 容易 róngyì 克服 kèfú .

She guessed Bertha's present difficulty, and It'seemed easily surmountable.

罗布 luó bù 在 zài 做 zuò 医生 yīshēng 还是 háishi 当 dāng 运动员 yùn dòng yuán 之间 zhī jiān 痛苦 tòngkǔ 抉择 jué zé ，左右为难。

Robb is torn between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics.

好 hǎo 吧 bā ，也许 yěxǔ 我 wǒ 在 zài 那件事上 shǎng 使 shǐ 你 nǐ 为难 wéinán 了 le 。

Well, maybe I stumped you on that one.

争论 zhēnglùn 双方 shuāngfāng 使 shǐ 约旦 Yuē dàn 领导人 lǐng dǎo rén 左右为难。

The Jordanian leader is caught between both sides in the dispute.

她 tā 接受 jiēshòu 了 le 这个 zhè ge 令人 lìng rén 为难 wéinán 的 de 差事 chà shì ，负责 fùzé 打头几个 jǐ ge 电话 diàn huà 。

She had the unenviable task of making the first few phone calls.

为难 wéinán Decomposition

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为难 wéinán Compounds

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