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为难
wéi nán
to embarrass, to put in a difficult position

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What does 为难 mean?

为难 (pinyin: wéi nán) means to embarrass, to put in a difficult position. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 为难

This question puts me in a difficult position.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing · Every HSK 1–4 word containing

The characters of 为难

wéifor (HSK 2)
nándifficult, hard (HSK 3)

Related HSK 6 words

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帐篷zhàng pengtent
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kěnto gnaw, to nibble
风光fēng guāngscenery, landscape beauty
偿还cháng huánrepay, pay back
洪水hóng shuǐflood
gāngcarry on one's shoulder

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