磨难 meaning in English

mónàn

a torment; a trial

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 磨難26 strokes

Meaning of 磨难

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

mónàn
  1. a torment
  2. a trial
  3. tribulation
  4. a cross (to bear)
  5. well-tried

Stroke order for each character

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磨 mó · to rub · 16 strokes

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难 nán · difficult · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 磨难.

难过nánguòto feel sad; to feel unwell
难受nánshòuto feel unwell; to suffer pain
难看nánkànugly; unsightly
难题nántídifficult problem
难听nántīngunpleasant to hear; coarse
难道nándàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?
困难kùnnandifficult; challenging
难度nándùdegree of difficulty
难免nánmiǎnhard to avoid; difficult to escape from
艰难jiānnándifficult; arduous; hard
灾难zāinàndisaster; catastrophe
难以nányǐhard to (predict, imagine etc)

Questions about 磨难

What does 磨难 mean?

磨难 (mónàn) means "a torment; a trial" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 磨难?

磨难 is made of 2 characters: 磨 (16 strokes), 难 (10 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.

Is 磨难 an HSK word?

Yes. 磨难 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 磨难 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 磨难 is written 磨難.