为难

为难
wéinán

to feel embarrassed or awkward

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MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    to feel embarrassed or awkward

    感到不好意思或难以处理的样子gǎndào búhǎo yìsi huòzhě nányǐ chǔlǐ de yàngzi

    • He felt very embarrassed and didn't know what to do.

  2. verb

    to make things difficult (for someone)

    使某人感到困难或不舒服;让某人为难shǐ mǒurén gǎndào kùnnan huò búshūfu;ràng mǒurén wéinan

    • Don't make things difficult for him.

  3. verb

    to find things difficult (to do or manage)

    使某人感到困难或不好意思shǐ mǒurén gǎndào kùnnan huò búhǎo yìsi

    • This puts me in a difficult position.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.

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