困
难

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The word "困难" is formed from the character "困", which originated as a pictograph depicting a tree enclosed within boundaries to symbolize being trapped or in distress, and "难", a phono-semantic character where "又" serves as a phonetic component and "隹" as a semantic component historically associated with adversity, combining to convey the meaning of difficulty or hardship.

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我遇到一些困难。

Wǒ yùdào yīxiē kùnnán.

I encountered some difficulties.

克服困难需要努力。

Kèfú kùnnán xūyào nǔlì.

Overcoming difficulties requires effort.

在困难的时候，朋友会帮助你。

Zài kùnnán de shíhòu, péngyou huì bāngzhù nǐ.

In difficult times, friends will help you.

尽管经济困难，他们还是供孩子上了大学。

Jǐnguǎn jīngjì kùnnán, tāmen háishì gòng háizi shàngle dàxué.

Despite financial difficulties, they still sent their child to college.

面对技术革新带来的挑战，企业必须克服转型中的困难。

Miànduì jìshù géxīn dài lái de tiǎozhàn, qǐyè bìxū kèfú zhuǎnxíng zhōng de kùnnán.

Facing the challenges brought by technological innovation, enterprises must overcome the difficulties in transformation.

Word Definition - 困难

kùn nan difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation

Individual Character Details

困 kùn, kùn
难 nán, nàn