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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 难过

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
难过 nán guò - to feel sad
- to feel unwell
- (of life) to be difficult

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
3 2 1,677 3,751 1,283

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
nán- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
nàn- disaster
- distress
- to scold
guō- surname Guo
guò- to cross
- to go over
- to pass (time)
- to celebrate (a holiday)
- to live
- to get along
- excessively
- too-
guo- (experienced action marker)

Other Words Containing 难过

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
难过 3 2 1,677 3,751 1,283