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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 为难

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
为难 wéi nán - to feel embarrassed or awkward
- to make things difficult (for someone)
- to find things difficult (to do or manage)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 5 6,637 9,211 7,515

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
wèi- because of
- for
- to
wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]
nán- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
nàn- disaster
- distress
- to scold

Other Words Containing 为难

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
为难 6 5 6,637 9,211 7,515
左右为难 - - 20,419 34,291 29,262