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刁难

diāo nàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 刁難

刁难 (diāo nàn) means "to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. [diāo nán]". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 刁难 means

1. to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult
2. Taiwan pr. diāo nán

The characters in 刁难

• 刁diāoartful; wicked
• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty

Example sentences

• 澳洲的考试方式并不是为了刁难受测者。
  àozhōu de kǎoshì fāngshì bìngbù shì wèile diāonàn shòu cè zhě.
  The method used for tests in Australia is not meant to be difficult for the people sitting them.

Words containing 刁难

• 百般刁难bǎi bān diāo nàn(idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties

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