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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

难过 [nánguò]
  1. 1. verb have a hard time
    他挣得不多,日子难过
    He doesn't earn much – he has a hard time of it.
  2. 2. adjective upset

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

难过 [nánguò]
  1. 1. have a hard time
    父亲失业,我们日子很难过
    We had a hard time when father lost his job.
  2. 2. feel sorry; feel bad; be grieved
    他听到老师去世的消息,非常难过
    He was deeply grieved to learn that his teacher had died.
  3. 3. adjective sad
  4. 4. adverb sadly
  5. 5. noun sadness

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

难过 [nánguò]
  1. 1. 难以度过的。形容生活状态不好
    丈夫下岗,孩子又有病,这日子太难过了。
  2. 2. 不好受;痛苦
    听到这个不幸的消息,心里非常难过
  3. 3. 不容易通过
    恐怕还是外语这道关难过

Examples

他知道这消息后心里很难过,久久不能平静。
He was deeply grieved to learn the news, and it was a long time before he calmed down.
他听到老师去世的消息,非常难过
He was deeply grieved to learn that his teacher had died.
听说你父亲上个月去世了,我很难过
I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away last month.
十分难过
feel very sorry; feel very bad
时至今日,回想起来仍然难过
Even now the thought of it agonizes me.
饱食终日,无所用心的日子其实是很难过的。
Idling away one's time brings nothing except boredom.
运动员退役、教练挂鞭都是正常的事情,大家不必太难过
It is normal for athletes and coaches to retire, so don't be too sad about it.
你这样积郁在心里不说出来不难过么?
Don't you feel depressed now that you've accumulated so much grief and resent in your heart?
他解释后,我才明白了他为什么那么难过
It was only after he explained that I understood why he was so sad.

Collocations

日子难过
life is hard
难过起来
sad
难过地低下了头
to sadly lower one's head
心里难过
to regret
非常难过
very sad

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