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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 勉为其难

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
勉为其难 miǎn wéi qí nán - to tackle a difficult job (idiom)
- to do sth reluctantly

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
- - 39,431 46,077 35,305

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
miǎn- to exhort
- to make an effort
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]
- his
- her
- its
- their
- that
- such
- it (refers to sth preceding it)
nán- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
nàn- disaster
- distress
- to scold

Other Words Containing 勉为其难

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
勉为其难 - - 39,431 46,077 35,305