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刁难 Pronunciation and Pinyin

刁难 Usage and Examples

make things difficult

raise difficulties

harass

史密斯先生故意刁难,拒绝照章办事。

Mr. Smith was obstructive and refused to follow correct procedure.

别理她—她是在故意刁难。

Don't pay any attention to her—she's just being difficult.

The characters in 刁难

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
刁
diāo2cunning and tricky
难
nàn10difficult, troublesome, or bad

More words starting with 刁

  • diāo刁hàn悍cunning and fierce, ruthlessly aggressive
  • diāo刁dǒu斗military kettle, watchman's gong
  • diāo刁hèng横arbitrary and atrocious
  • diāo刁pō泼shrewish, malicious and unruly
  • diāo刁huá滑cunning, tricky
  • diāo刁huá猾Cunning and crafty; sly and artful.
  • diāo刁lài赖Tricky and unreasonable, Shamelessly perverse
  • diāo刁dèng蹬Picky, Fussy
  • diāo刁zuān钻cunning, sly
  • diāo刁zuān钻de的Cunning, Picky
  • diāo刁nàn难de的difficult, tricky
  • diāo刁wán顽unruly, recalcitrant

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Questions about 刁难

What does 刁难 mean in Chinese?

刁难 (diāo nàn) means “make things difficult, raise difficulties, harass”.

How do you pronounce 刁难?

刁难 is pronounced diāo nàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “make things difficult” in Chinese?

“make things difficult” is 刁难 (diāo nàn) in Chinese.

How is 刁难 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 刁难, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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    diāo刁nàn难
    Give a hard time

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