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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 磨难

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
磨难 mó nàn - a torment
- a trial
- tribulation
- a cross (to bear)
- well-tried

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
- 8 13,389 17,136 10,406

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to rub
- to grind
- to polish
- to sharpen
- to wear down
- to die out
- to waste time
- to pester
- to insist
- grindstone
- to grind
- to turn round
nán- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
nàn- disaster
- distress
- to scold

Other Words Containing 磨难

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
磨难 - 8 13,389 17,136 10,406