患难
huàn nàn
Pinyin

Definition

患难
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huàn nàn
  1. trials and tribulations

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

患
huàn
  1. 1 to suffer (from illness)
  2. 2 to contract (a disease)
  3. 3 misfortune
  4. 4 trouble
  5. 5 danger
  6. 6 worry
患者
huàn zhě
  1. 1 patient
  2. 2 sufferer
人满为患
rén mǎn wéi huàn
  1. 1 packed with people
  2. 2 overcrowded
  3. 3 overpopulation
患儿
huàn ér
  1. 1 child victim of disaster or disease
  2. 2 afflicted child
患得患失
huàn dé huàn shī
  1. 1 to worry about personal gains and losses
患有
huàn yǒu
  1. 1 to contract (an illness)
  2. 2 to be afflicted with
  3. 3 to suffer from
患病
huàn bìng
  1. 1 to fall ill
患处
huàn chù
  1. 1 afflicted part
患难
huàn nàn
  1. 1 trials and tribulations
忧患
yōu huàn
  1. 1 suffering
  2. 2 misery
  3. 3 hardship
病患
bìng huàn
  1. 1 illness
  2. 2 disease
  3. 3 patient
  4. 4 sufferer
隐患
yǐn huàn
  1. 1 a danger concealed within sth
  2. 2 hidden damage
  3. 3 misfortune not visible from the surface
伤患
shāng huàn
  1. 1 injured person
外患
wài huàn
  1. 1 foreign aggression
后患无穷
hòu huàn wú qióng
  1. 1 it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
心腹之患
xīn fù zhī huàn
  1. 1 lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo
  1. 1 a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
有备无患
yǒu bèi wú huàn
  1. 1 Preparedness averts peril.
  2. 2 to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
水患
shuǐ huàn
  1. 1 flooding
  2. 2 water disaster
祸患
huò huàn
  1. 1 disaster
  2. 2 calamity

Idioms (17)

不患寡而患不均
bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn
  1. 1 do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
可共患难
kě gòng huàn nàn
  1. 1 to go through thick and thin together (idiom)
后患无穷
hòu huàn wú qióng
  1. 1 it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
心腹之患
xīn fù zhī huàn
  1. 1 lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
患难之交
huàn nàn zhī jiāo
  1. 1 a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
  1. 1 true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
  2. 2 you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
  3. 3 you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
打蛇不死，后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng
  1. 1 if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
有备无患
yǒu bèi wú huàn
  1. 1 Preparedness averts peril.
  2. 2 to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
欲加之罪，何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
  1. 1 If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
  2. 2 Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
生于忧患，死于安乐
shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè
  1. 1 to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
  2. 2 life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
防患未然
fáng huàn wèi rán
  1. 1 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
  2. 2 to forestall
  3. 3 to nip sth in the bud
防患未萌
fáng huàn wèi méng
  1. 1 to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
养痈贻患
yǎng yōng yí huàn
  1. 1 lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
  2. 2 to cherish a viper in one's bosom
养痈遗患
yǎng yōng yí huàn
  1. 1 lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
  2. 2 to cherish a viper in one's bosom
养虎为患
yǎng hǔ wéi huàn
  1. 1 lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity
  2. 2 fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)
养虎遗患
yǎng hǔ yí huàn
  1. 1 Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
  2. 2 to cherish a snake in one's bosom

Sample Sentences

人都要找同患难的，他倒是想找个共享福的，这小子有意思。
rén dōuyào zhǎo tóng huànnàn de ，tā dàoshì xiǎng zhǎo gè gòng xiǎngfú de ，zhè xiǎozi yǒu yìsi 。
People usually find someone that can endure hardship with them. He on the other hand wants someone to enjoy life with. What an interesting kid.
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太谢谢你了，所谓患难见真情，我今天终于体会到了。
tài xièxie nǐ le ，suǒwèi huànnànjiànzhēnqíng ，wǒ jīntiān zhōngyú tǐhuì dào le 。
Thank you so much. Today I finally understand the so-called "a friend in need is a friend indeed."
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