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难题 — meaning in English

nán tí

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English meaning

  • difficulty noun The state or quality of being hard to do, understand, or manage.
  • ill adjective Unwell or in poor health; sick.
  • problem noun A difficult situation or matter that needs to be solved or dealt with.
  • trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.

Senses

难题 is used for these senses in English:

  • deal breaker An issue which causes a relationship or proposal, especially in business, to fail.
  • difficulty An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.
  • ill A physical ailment; an illness.
  • problem A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
  • run for one's money (idiomatic) A difficult challenge for the person indicated, especially one involving a competitive situation.
  • trouble Difficulty in doing something.

difficulty — full definition

  1. noun The state or quality of being hard to do, understand, or manage.
  2. noun A problem or obstacle that stands in the way of something.

ill — full definition

  1. adjective Unwell or in poor health; sick.
  2. adjective Bad, harmful, or unfavourable.
  3. adverb Badly or imperfectly.
  4. noun A problem, hardship, or misfortune (usually plural).

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