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难受

nán shòu

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 難受

难受 (nán shòu) means "feel unwell/uncomfortable (physically or emotionally)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 难受 means

1. to feel unwell
2. to suffer pain
3. to be difficult to bear

The characters in 难受

• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty
• 受shòuto receive; to accept; to suffer

Example sentences

• 感冒真难受。
  It sucks having a cold.
• 我难受三周了。
  I was sore for three weeks.
• 他死了我真难受。
  Tā sǐ le wǒ zhēn nánshòu.
  I am very sad that he has died.
• 我这两天感觉难受。
  Wǒ zhè liǎng tiān gǎnjué nánshòu.
  I've been feeling sick for the past few days.
• 我生病了，很难受！
  I'm sick, and it's miserable!
• 面包吃多了会难受的。
  Too much bread makes you sick.

Where 难受 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Physical sensations & states (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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