Chinese Idioms Containing “

17 idioms featuring this character

1

驷马难追

sì mǎ nán zhuī

Cannot undo what's done

Significado literal: Four horses can't catch

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2

知难而进

zhī nán ér jìn

Press on despite awareness of challenges

Significado literal: Know difficulty yet advance

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3

插翅难飞

chā chì nán fēi

Utterly impossible to escape

Significado literal: Add wings difficult fly

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4

覆水难收

fù shuǐ nán shōu

Actions cannot be undone

Significado literal: Spilled water hard to recover

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5

难兄难弟

nán xiōng nán dì

Companions united through shared hardship

Significado literal: Difficult elder and younger brothers

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6

骑虎难下

qí hǔ nán xià

Unable to stop dangerous course

Significado literal: Hard to dismount tiger

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7

左右为难

zuǒ yòu wéi nán

In a dilemma; caught between difficulties

Significado literal: Left and right both difficult

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8

寸步难行

cùn bù nán xíng

Unable to move forward at all

Significado literal: Inch step difficult to walk

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9

难分难舍

nán fēn nán shě

Be inseparable; hate to part

Significado literal: Hard to part, hard to leave

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10

故土难离

gù tǔ nán lí

Hard to leave one's homeland

Significado literal: Native soil hard to leave

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11

知难而退

zhī nán ér tuì

Wise withdrawal

Significado literal: Know difficulty and retreat

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12

迎难而上

yíng nán ér shàng

Persevere through challenges

Significado literal: Face difficulties head-on

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13

天下无难事

tiān xià wú nán shì

Perseverance conquers all

Significado literal: Nothing in the world is difficult

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14

患难与共

huàn nàn yǔ gòng

Solidarity in hardship

Significado literal: Share difficulties together

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15

一言难尽

yī yán nán jìn

Complex situation

Significado literal: Difficult to express in words

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16

独木难支

dú mù nán zhī

Insufficient individual effort

Significado literal: A single tree cannot support

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17

积重难返

jī zhòng nán fǎn

Hard to change habits

Significado literal: Accumulated weight hard to return

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