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难过

nán guò

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 難過

难过 (nán guò) means "to feel sad". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 难过 means

1. to feel sad
2. to feel unwell
3. (of life) to be difficult

The characters in 难过

• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)

Example sentences

• 我很难过。
  I'm sad.
• 我不难过。
  I'm not sad.
• 你在难过吗？
  Are you sad?
• 这让我难过。
  This makes me sad.
• 我知道你难过。
  I know you're upset.
• 真的令人难过。
  It's really upsetting.

Words containing 难过

• 英雄难过美人关yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guāneven heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
• 关关难过，关关过guān guān nán guò , guān guān guòto meet with great difficulties but pull through

Where 难过 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Emotions & Attitudes (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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