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难办 (難辦)
  • [nánbàn]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

难办 [nánbàn]
  1. 1. adjective (of things) Difficult to do; requiring effort; heavy
    骨折了真难办,只好打上夹板慢慢休养了!
    It is difficult to cope with a bone fracture. The only way is to put the injured part in splints, and rest till it is healed.
  2. 2. adjective Difficult to deal with; like a hard nut.
    他不会讲中国话,我又不会说英语,这个问题还真难办
    It is big problem that he can not speak English, or Chinese.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

难办 [nánbàn]
  1. 1. 不容易做的;做起来费事的
    这件事太难办了。
  2. 2. 不容易应付的
    碰到这种蛮不讲理的人,还真难办

Examples

他不会讲中国话,我又不会说英语,这个问题还真难办
It is big problem that he can not speak English, or Chinese.
难办
碰到这种蛮不讲理的人,还真难办
这事儿难办,真烫手。
这事很难办,我去不中用。
If things were difficult before then the way they are now is the pits!
如果事情在之前就很难办,那么现在就是最糟糕的时候了!

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