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故意刁难
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故意刁难

故意刁难 — “To intentionally make things difficult for someone”

故意刁难 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to intentionally make things difficult for someone”. To deliberately create obstacles or challenges. Literally, “Deliberately make things difficult; intentionally create obstacles”.

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故意刁难 Pronunciation and Pinyin

故意刁难 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
故
gù9therefore, old, or intentional
意
yì13idea, meaning, intention
刁
diāo2cunning and tricky
难
nàn10difficult, troublesome, or bad

Example Sentence with 故意刁难

小明觉得经理最近在故意刁难他,让他做一些不属于他职责范围的任务。
Xiao Ming felt that the manager had been deliberately making things difficult for him lately, assigning him tasks outside his scope of duties.

Idioms Related to 故意刁难

Synonyms of 故意刁难

  • bǎi百bān般diāo刁nán难create all sorts of difficulties

Antonyms of 故意刁难

  • lè乐yú于zhù助rén人eager and willing to help others

More idioms starting with 故

  • gù故rén人zhī之qíng情affection between old friends
  • gù故rén人zhī之yì意the sentiment of an old friend
  • gù故jì伎chóng重yǎn演repeat old tricks
  • gù故zuò作zī姿tài态to put on an act
  • gù故zuò作xuán玄xū虚deliberately act mysterious
  • gù故zuò作zhèn镇jìng静feign calmness
  • gù故zuò作gāo高shēn深pretend to be profound
  • gù故rù入rén人zuì罪intentionally frame someone for a crime
  • gù故jiàn剑qíng情shēn深deep affection for one's original wife
  • gù故tǔ土nán难lí离Hard to leave one's homeland
  • gù故gōng宫lí离shǔ黍Nostalgia for a ruined glorious past
  • gù故gōng宫hé禾shǔ黍Nostalgia for a ruined homeland

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Questions about 故意刁难

What does 故意刁难 mean?

故意刁难 (gù yì diāo nàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to intentionally make things difficult for someone”.

How do you pronounce 故意刁难?

故意刁难 is pronounced gù yì diāo nàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 故意刁难 literally mean?

Literally, 故意刁难 means “Deliberately make things difficult; intentionally create obstacles”. It is used to mean “to intentionally make things difficult for someone”.

What is the Chinese definition of 故意刁难?

指有意为难别人

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