难题
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
难题 (nántí) · difficult problem
难题 (nántí) means “difficult problem”. It is written with 2 characters: 难 (difficult) + 题 (question). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 难题 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)
题 tí · question
What 题 is made of
- 是shì — to be
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
- 日rì — sun; day
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 是 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一个难题。Zhè shì yī ge nántí.This is a difficult problem.
你能帮我想想这个难题吗？Nǐ néng bāng wǒ xiǎngxiang zhège nántí ma?Can you help me think about this tough problem?
Questions about 难题
What does 难题 mean?
难题 (nántí) means “difficult problem”.
How do you pronounce 难题?
难题 is pronounced nántí.
Which HSK level is 难题?
难题 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 难过nánguòsad
- 难看nánkànugly
- 难受nánshòuto feel unwell
- 难听nántīngunpleasant to hear
- 困难kùnnandifficulty
- 难道nándàocould it be that…?
- 难度nándùdifficulty
- 难免nánmiǎnhard to avoid
- 难怪nánguàino wonder
- 艰难jiānnándifficult
Learn 难题 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.