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HSK 2 · Feelings

难过

nán guò

sad; upset

Stroke order of 难过

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

难 · 10 strokes过 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

"难" hard to "过" pass through: a hard time to get past, feeling sad.

Parts: 难: difficult; 过: 辶 walk + 寸 — to pass

The characters in 难过

  • 难 nán — difficult; hard (10 strokes)
  • 过 guo — (past experience particle) (6 strokes)

Example sentence

听到这个消息,他很难过。

He was very sad to hear the news.

Words with 难

Words with 过

More words: Feelings

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