miǎn
wéi
nán

idiom
common

Meaning of 勉为其难

勉为其难 means to force oneself to do something difficult or beyond one's ability; to make a reluctant effort. Pronounced miǎn wéi qí nán.

  • to force oneself to do something difficult or beyond one's ability; to make a reluctant effort

Definitions & Examples

bìng
shàn
cháng
yǎn
jiǎng
 
dàn
wèi
le
gōng
 
zhǐ
hǎo
miǎn
wéi
nán
de
yìng
le
 

He is not good at public speaking, but for the company, he had to reluctantly agree.

Yào
zhè
ge
de
xiàng
 
shí
zài
shì
yǒu
diǎn
miǎn
wéi
nán
 

Asking me to be in charge of this complex project is really pushing me beyond my comfort zone.

rán
jiā
dōu
tuī
 
jiù
miǎn
wéi
nán
dāng
zhè
ge
zhǎng
ba
 

Since everyone has nominated you, you'll have to reluctantly take on the role of team leader.

Ràng
zhè
ge
nèi
xiàng
de
rén
yìng
chou
 
zhēn
shì
miǎn
wéi
nán
le
 

It's really forcing him to go against his nature, as an introvert, to entertain clients.