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Definition(s) for: 左右为难

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
左右为难 zuǒ yòu wéi nán - (idiom) between a rock and a hard place
- in a dilemma

List Ranking:

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 20,419 34,291 29,262

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zuǒ- surname Zuo
zuǒ- left
- the Left (politics)
- east
- unorthodox
- queer
- wrong
- differing
- opposite
- variant of 佐[zuo3]
yòu- (bound form) right; right-hand side
- (bound form) (politics) right of center
- (bound form) (old) west
- (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
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 左右为难

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
左右为难 - - 20,419 34,291 29,262