为难
wéi nán
Pinyin

Definition

为难
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wéi nán
  1. to feel embarrassed or awkward
  2. to make things difficult (for someone)
  3. to find things difficult (to do or manage)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

以为
yǐ wéi
  1. 1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
因为
yīn wèi
  1. 1 because
  2. 2 owing to
  3. 3 on account of
成为
chéng wéi
  1. 1 to become
  2. 2 to turn into
为
wéi
  1. 1 as (in the capacity of)
  2. 2 to take sth as
  3. 3 to act as
  4. 4 to serve as
  5. 5 to behave as
  6. 6 to become
  7. 7 to be
  8. 8 to do
  9. 9 by (in the passive voice)
为了
wèi le
  1. 1 in order to
  2. 2 for the purpose of
  3. 3 so as to
为什么
wèi shén me
  1. 1 why?
  2. 2 for what reason?
认为
rèn wéi
  1. 1 to believe
  2. 2 to think
  3. 3 to consider
  4. 4 to feel
难
nán
  1. 1 difficult (to...)
  2. 2 problem
  3. 3 difficulty
  4. 4 difficult
  5. 5 not good
难受
nán shòu
  1. 1 to feel unwell
  2. 2 to suffer pain
  3. 3 to be difficult to bear
难过
nán guò
  1. 1 to feel sad
  2. 2 to feel unwell
  3. 3 (of life) to be difficult
难道
nán dào
  1. 1 don't tell me ...
  2. 2 could it be that...?
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
人为
rén wéi
  1. 1 artificial
  2. 2 man-made
  3. 3 having human cause or origin
  4. 4 human attempt or effort
作为
zuò wéi
  1. 1 one's conduct
  2. 2 deed
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 accomplishment
  5. 5 achievement
  6. 6 to act as
  7. 7 as (in the capacity of)
  8. 8 qua
  9. 9 to view as
  10. 10 to look upon (sth as)
  11. 11 to take sth to be
做为
zuò wéi
  1. 1 to act as
  2. 2 used erroneously for 作為|作为
分为
fēn wéi
  1. 1 to divide sth into (parts)
  2. 2 to subdivide
困难
kùn nan
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 challenging
  3. 3 straitened circumstances
  4. 4 difficult situation
改为
gǎi wéi
  1. 1 to change into
更为
gèng wéi
  1. 1 even more
最为
zuì wéi
  1. 1 the most

Idioms (20)

一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
  1. 1 lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is helpless alone
一言既出，驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
  1. 1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
  1. 1 (idiom) it's a deal
  2. 2 that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
  1. 1 hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
不以为然
bù yǐ wéi rán
  1. 1 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
  2. 2 to disapprove
  3. 3 to take exception to
不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
  1. 1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
不足为奇
bù zú wéi qí
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
不足为怪
bù zú wéi guài
  1. 1 not at all surprising (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
  1. 1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
人为财死，鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich

Sample Sentences

是啊，我们一个同事，人特别好，但就是不管在哪儿都喜欢抱怨，抓住谁就要说几句老板又怎么为难他了，哪个同事又怎么给他穿小鞋了。
shì a ，wǒmen yī gè tóngshì ，rén tèbié hǎo ，dàn jiù shì bùguǎn zài nǎr dōu xǐhuan bàoyuàn ，zhuāzhù shéi jiù yào shuō jǐjù lǎobǎn yòu zěnme wéinán tā le ，nǎge tóngshì yòu zěnme gěi tā chuān xiǎoxié le 。
Yes, one of our colleagues is really nice, but he always likes to complain regardless of the place. Whoever he comes upon he always needs to say a few words about how the boss has treating him, or how one of his colleagues is making trouble for him.
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我觉得难度系数最高的难叫左右为难。也就是说，当妈当的很为难，不知道该当虎妈还是羊妈，佛系妈。
wǒ juéde nándù xìshù zuìgāo de nán jiào zuǒyòuwéinán 。yějiùshìshuō ，dāng mā dāng de hěn wéinán ，bù zhīdào gāidāng hǔ mā háishi yáng mā ，fóxì mā 。
What scores highest in the scale of difficulties is "between a rock and a hard place". In this example, the mother is between a rock and a hard place, wondering whether to be a "tiger mom", or a "lamb mom" "Zen mom."
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可是我也怀孕了，要不然我是不会让沈哥为难的。
kěshì wǒ yě huàiyùn le ，yàoburán wǒ shì bùhuì ràng Shěn gē wéinán de 。
But I'm pregnant too. Otherwise, I wouldn't be causing trouble for Jiawei.
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你也不需要太担心，电视剧里面的恶婆婆还是比较少的。人心都是肉长的，只要你乖巧懂事，真心对待她，一般婆婆是不会为难儿媳妇的。
nǐ yě bù xūyào tài dānxīn ，diànshìjù lǐmiàn de è pópo háishì bǐjiǎo shǎo de 。rénxīn dōu shì ròu zhǎng de ，zhǐyào nǐ guāiqiǎo dǒngshì ，zhēnxīn duìdài tā ，yībān pópo shì bùhuì wéinán érxífù de 。
You needn't be too worried. Those evil mother-in-laws from the TV shows are actually not very common. People are people. As long as you're likable, sensible, and are sincere with her, you'll be fine. Most mothers-in-law don't cause any trouble for their daughters-in-law.
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