difficult; troublesome; hard to do
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
difficult; troublesome; hard to accomplish
dialectUsed in dialectal speech to describe something that requires effort or causes difficulty. Often used in negative constructions (不～) to indicate something is easy for someone.
Tā他
xué学
guo过
mù木
jiang匠
，
dǎ打
ge个
guì柜
zi子
bù不
fèi费
nán难
。
He studied carpentry, so making a cabinet is no trouble for him.
Zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
bù不
fèi费
nán难
，
bàn半
tiān天
jiù就
néng能
zuò做
wán完
。
This small task isn't difficult; it can be finished in half a day.
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Duì对
yú于
lǎo老
shǒu手
lái来
shuō说
，
xiū修
zhè这
ge个
jī机
qì器
yī一
diǎn点
dōu都
bù不
fèi费
nán难
。
For an experienced hand, fixing this machine isn't difficult at all.