難過

nánguò

Novice Level 2* ★ Core word
Stative verb

難過 (nánguò) is a Chinese word meaning “to feel sad”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to feel sad
  2. to feel unwell
  3. (of life) to be difficult

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Example

狗生病了,我很難過。

My dog is sick, and I am sad.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).