nánshì

难事

Word · NounTraditional難事

difficult matter; challenge; hard task

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

a difficult matter; a hard task; a challenge

formal

A formal word often used to describe tasks or situations that require significant effort or cleverness to overcome.

Guǎn管
lǐ理
yī一
gè个
dà大
xíng型
xiàng项
mù目
shì是
jiàn件
nán难
shì事
 。

Managing a large project is a difficult task.

Tiān天
xià下
wú无
nán难
shì事
 ,
zhǐ只
pà怕
yǒu有
xīn心
rén人
 。

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

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Duì对
tā他
lái来
shuō说
 ,
kāi开
kǒu口
dào道
qiàn歉
shì是
jiàn件
nán难
shì事
 。

For him, apologizing is a hard thing to do.

Bǎ把
lǐ理
lùn论
fù付
zhū诸
shí实
jiàn践
wǎng往
wǎng往
shì是
zuì最
nán难
de的
nán难
shì事
 。

Putting theory into practice is often the most difficult challenge.