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难关

HSK 7-9Word · NounTraditional難關

difficult pass; obstacle; challenge

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

a difficult pass or barrier; (figurative) a hard challenge or obstacle to overcome

Often used metaphorically to describe significant obstacles in work, projects, or life crises. Commonly collocates with verbs like 突破 (break through), 攻克 (overcome), and 度过 (get through).

Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
tū突
pò破
zhè这
dào道
jì技
shù术
nán难
guān关
 。

We must break through this technical barrier.

Zài在
dà大
jiā家
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
xià下
 ,
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
dù度
guò过
le了
nán难
guān关
 。

With everyone's help, he finally got through the difficult period.

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Kē科
yán研
tuán团
duì队
gōng攻
kè克
le了
yī一
dào道
yòu又
yī一
dào道
nán难
guān关
 。

The research team overcame obstacle after obstacle.

Miàn面
duì对
nán难
guān关
 ,
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
qīng轻
yì易
fàng放
qì弃
 。

When facing challenges, we cannot give up easily.