为难

【為難】

wéi nán HSK 5ADJECTIVE

Verb8 examples

embarrass; make it difficult for sb

我一点也不想为难你。

wǒ yīdiǎn yě bùxiǎng wéinán nǐ.

I don't want to make things difficult for you at all.

面试官故意为难应聘者。

miànshìguān gùyì wéinán yìngpìn zhě.

The interviewer intentionally makes things difficult for the candidate.

你这不是存心为难我吗？

nǐ zhè bùshì cúnxīn wéinán wǒ ma?

Are you like this trying to make things difficult for me?

我不会，你是故意难为我吗？

wǒ bù huì, nǐ shì gùyì nánwei wǒ ma?

I can't do it. Are you intentionally making it hard for me?

她不会唱歌，就别难为她了。

tā bù huì chàng gē, jiù bié nán wei tā le.

She can't sing. So don't press her to.

我觉得他在故意为难我。

wǒ juéde tā zài gùyì wéinán wǒ.

I feel he is intentionally making things difficult for me.

老板通情达理，从不为难员工。

lǎobǎn tōngqíngdálǐ, cóng bù wéinán yuángōng.

The boss is reasonable and never makes things difficult for his employees.

这个发言是故意为难首相。

zhège fāyán shì gùyì wéinán shǒuxiàng.

This statement was deliberately made to embarrass the Prime Minister.

Verb6 examples

hard; be a tough job to

我现在感到非常为难。

wǒ xiànzài gǎndào fēicháng wéinán.

I feel very awkward now.

这个选择让我们很为难。

zhège xuǎnzé ràng wǒmen hěn wéinán.

This choice made us very awkward.

这件事真叫我左右为难, 不知如何是好。

zhè jiàn shì zhēn jiào wǒ zuǒyòu wéinán, bùzhī rúhé shì hǎo.

I'm very confused about this, I don't know what to do.

她的态度使他极为为难。

tā de tàidù shǐ tā jíwéi wéinán.

Her attitude made him extremely uncomfortable.

难为他安排得那么周到。

nánwei tā ānpái de nàme zhōudào.

It's impressive how thoroughly he arranged everything.

你最近工作太多，难为你了。

nǐ zuìjìn gōngzuò tài duō, nánwei nǐle.

You've been working too much lately; it must have been hard on you.

Verb3 examples

used to express gratitude toward someone for his/her help (polite saying)

谢谢你，这次难为你跑来跑去。

xièxiè nǐ, zhè cì nánwei nǐ pǎo lái pǎo qù.

Thank you for all the trouble of running back and forth this time.