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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

左右为难 [zuǒyòuwéinán]
  1. 1. be in a dilemma
    去也不好,不去也不好,真让我左右为难
    It's a problem if I go, but also a problem if I don't – I'm in a real dilemma.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

左右为难 [zuǒyòuwéinán]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] in a dilemma; in an awkward predicament

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

左右为难 [zuǒyòuwéinán]
  1. 1. 左也不是,右也不是。形容无论怎样做都有难处。

Examples

去也不好,不去也不好,真让我左右为难
It's a problem if I go, but also a problem if I don't – I'm in a real dilemma. 左右为难
左右为难 为难

Word Decomposition


[zuǒ]
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[yòu]
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[wéi]
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[nán]

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