难度
HSK 3 (2021)
难度 (nándù) · difficulty
难度 (nándù) means “difficulty; level of difficulty”. It is written with 2 characters: 难 (difficult) + 度 (degree). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 难度 is built
The characters
难 nán · difficult
What 难 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A hand 又 trying to grasp at a bird 隹 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
度 dù · degree
What 度 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: Twenty 廿 people 又 meeting inside a building 广 to deliberate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这次考试的难度很大。Zhè cì kǎoshì de nándù hěn dà.This exam is very difficult.
这个工作有难度吗？Zhège gōngzuò yǒu nándù ma?Is this job difficult?
Questions about 难度
What does 难度 mean?
难度 (nándù) means “difficulty; level of difficulty”.
How do you pronounce 难度?
难度 is pronounced nándù.
Which HSK level is 难度?
难度 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 难过nánguòsad
- 难看nánkànugly
- 难受nánshòuto feel unwell
- 难题nántídifficult problem
- 难听nántīngunpleasant to hear
- 困难kùnnandifficulty
- 难道nándàocould it be that…?
- 难免nánmiǎnhard to avoid
- 难怪nánguàino wonder
- 艰难jiānnándifficult
Learn 难度 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.