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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 刁难

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
刁难 diāo nàn - to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
- Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2]

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
- 9 19,314 27,456 23,779

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
刁 diāo- surname Diao
刁 diāo- artful
- wicked
难 nán- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
难 nàn- disaster
- distress
- to scold

Other Words Containing 刁难

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
刁难 - 9 19,314 27,456 23,779