荆棘载途 荊棘載途 jīng jí zài tú lit. a path covered in brambles / a course of action beset by difficulties (idiom) syn 饥寒交迫 飢寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò beset by hunger and cold (idiom) / starving and freezing / in desperate poverty syn 荆榛满目 荊榛滿目 jīng zhēn mǎn mù thorns and brambles as far as eye can see (idiom) / beset by troubles 贫病交迫 貧病交迫 pín bìng jiāo pò beset by poverty and illness (idiom) syn 屡遭不测 屢遭不測 lǚ zāo bù cè beset by a series of mishaps (idiom) 不怕 bù pà fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though syn 化解 huà jiě to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears) syn 躲避 duǒ bì to hide / to evade / to dodge / to take shelter / to avoid (difficulties) syn 求救 qiú jiù to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) syn 解救 jiě jiù to rescue / to help out of difficulties / to save the situation syn 搁浅 擱淺 gē qiǎn to be stranded (of ship) / to run aground / fig. to run into difficulties and stop syn 拉扯 lā che to drag / to pull / to raise a child (through difficulties) / to help / to support / to drag in / to chat syn 苦衷 kǔ zhōng secret trouble / sorrow / difficulties syn 遇险 遇險 yù xiǎn to get into difficulties / to meet with danger syn 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp / to control / (dialect) affecting shyness / coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties / to threaten 惹麻烦 惹麻煩 rě má fan to create difficulties / to be troublesome / to invite trouble syn 疾苦 jí kǔ pain and difficulties / suffering (of the people) syn 智障 zhì zhàng learning difficulties (handicap) / retarded 释疑 釋疑 shì yí to dispel doubts / to clear up difficulties syn 分忧 分憂 fēn yōu to share tribulations / to help sb with worries and difficulties 疑难解答 疑難解答 yí nán jiě dá trouble shooting / solution to difficulties 形势严峻 形勢嚴峻 xíng shì yán jùn in grave difficulties / the situation is grim 知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn 过关斩将 過關斬將 guò guān zhǎn jiàng to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]) 万难 萬難 wàn nán countless difficulties / extremely difficult / against all odds syn 拿人 ná rén making things awkward / to cause difficulties / to exert influence / to attract syn 艰难险阻 艱難險阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ untold dangers and difficulties (idiom) syn 盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom) / complicated and very tricky / knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties syn 过五关斩六将 過五關斬六將 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) 攀越 pān yuè to climb over / to get over (difficulties) / to scale / to surmount 作梗 zuò gěng to hinder / to obstruct / to create difficulties syn 不到长城非好汉 不到長城非好漢 bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person / fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal 迎 yíng to welcome / to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) / to meet face to face syn 不避艰险 不避艱險 bù bì jiān xiǎn shrink or flinch from no difficulty or danger / make light of difficulties and dangers syn 大敌当前 大敵當前 dà dí dāng qián facing a powerful enemy (idiom) / fig. confronting grave difficulties / Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud syn 急人之难 急人之難 jí rén zhī nàn anxious to help others resolve difficulties (idiom) syn 百般刁难 百般刁難 bǎi bān diāo nán to put up innumerable obstacles / to create all kinds of difficulties (idiom) syn 排除万难 排除萬難 pái chú wàn nán to overcome all obstacles / to overcome countless difficulties syn 趁人之危 chèn rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom) syn 命途多舛 mìng tú duō chuǎn to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom) syn 出娄子 出婁子 chū lóu zi to run into difficulties / to cause trouble 孳乳 zī rǔ to multiply (kinds, difficulties) / to reproduce / to derive (compounds) 患难见真情 患難見真情 huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties 智障人士 zhì zhàng rén shì person with learning difficulties (handicap) / retarded person 自找麻烦 自找麻煩 zì zhǎo má fan to ask for trouble / to invite difficulties syn 解免 jiě miǎn to avoid (difficulties) / to open up a siege 黄帝八十一难经 黃帝八十一難經 huáng dì bā shí yī nàn jīng The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD 累觉不爱 累覺不愛 lèi jué bù ài (lit.) so exhausted (by difficulties in a relationship) that one feels one could never fall in love again (Internet slang) / disenchanted with sth 认床 認床 rèn chuáng to have difficulties sleeping in a bed other than one's own 关关难过，关关过 關關難過，關關過 guān guān nán guò , guān guān guò to meet with great difficulties but pull through 周转不开 周轉不開 zhōu zhuǎn bù kāi to have financial difficulties / unable to make ends meet 遇溺 yù nì (HK) to get into difficulties (in the sea or a swimming pool etc) 烂尾楼 爛尾樓 làn wěi lóu uncompleted building / building whose construction has run into difficulties and stopped 百般刁难 百般刁難 bǎi bān - diāo nàn (idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles / to create all kinds of difficulties syn 