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The Chinese word kunnan - 困难 - kùnnan
(difficult in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
kùnnan
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English translations
difficult, hard, difficulty,
perplexity, tough, ill, heavy going
Chinese characters:
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困难 ( kunnan / kùnnan ) in traditional characters
困難
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 困难 ( kunnan / kùnnan ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
You kunnan jiu zhao wo.
Yǒu kùnnan jiù zhǎo wǒ.– English translation: If you have any difficulties, come to me.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
in distress | disaster
困难 ( kunnan / kùnnan ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 126)
困难 ( kunnan / kùnnan ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 126)
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