Skip to content

难过

nán guò
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Adjective Common

Definitions

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

Stop forgetting what you study. Build recall daily.

Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.

Start Free Trial · $49.99 / year

Sign up with Google
Continue with Email
Try a practice session

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
快乐
kuài lè

happy; joyful

难过指心里不舒服，快乐指心里高兴

Related words

1 item
痛苦
tòng kǔ

pain

难过程度较轻，痛苦程度更重

Synonyms

2 items
伤心
shāng xīn

to grieve

表示心里痛苦、难受
难受
nán shòu

to feel unwell

形容身体不舒服或心里不舒服

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocation: 感到难过 (feel sad). When describing physical discomfort, use 身体难过.

Common mistakes

难过 means 'feel sad', not 'difficult to pass'; for 'hard to get through' use 难通过 or 难熬.

Example Sentences

5 shown
朋友 难过 的时候，我会安慰她。
When a friend is sad, I will comfort her.
这些往事让我很 难过 。
These past events make me very sad.
听到这个消息，我很 难过 。
I feel very sad upon hearing this news.
他被同事嫌弃，心里很 难过 。
He was shunned by his colleagues and felt very sad.
他的恶意让大家都很 难过 。
His malice made everyone very sad.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 难过

关关难过，关关过
guān guān nán guò , guān guān guò

to meet with great difficulties but pull through

Child Words of 难过

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

难
nán

difficult (to...)

难
nàn

disaster