lǎo
nán

common
adjective

Meaning of 老大难

老大难 means long-standing, intricate, and difficult to solve. Pronounced lǎo dà nán.

  • long-standing, intricate, and difficult to solve

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiā
de
guǎn
zhì
shì
ge
lǎo
nán
wèn
 

This company's management system is a long-standing and thorny problem.

Zhè
ge
shè
de
tíng
chē
nán
shì
chū
le
míng
de
lǎo
nán
 

The parking shortage in this community is a notoriously difficult problem.

men
zhèng
zài
xiǎng
bàn
jiě
jué
zhè
ge
lǎo
nán
dān
wèi
 

They are trying to find a way to fix this problematic unit with deep-seated issues.

Huán
jìng
wèi
shēng
shì
zhè
ge
xiǎo
duō
nián
de
lǎo
nán
 

Environmental sanitation has been a persistent headache for this neighborhood for years.