难解 難解 nán jiě hard to solve / hard to dispel / hard to understand / hard to undo 可堪 kě kān how can one endure? / to be able to endure 难说 難說 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) / cannot bring oneself to say it syn 受罪 shòu zuì to endure / to suffer / hardships / torments / a hard time / a nuisance syn 挨 ái to suffer / to endure / to pull through (hard times) / to delay / to stall / to play for time / to dawdle syn 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort / to try hard / to strive / hard-working / conscientious syn 辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting / hard / tough / arduous / to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble / hardship(s) syn 移动硬盘 移動硬盤 yí dòng yìng pán portable hard drive / external hard drive 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears 硬碟 yìng dié (Tw) hard disk / hard drive 难解难分 難解難分 nán jiě nán fēn hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom) / inextricably involved / locked in battle syn 积重难返 積重難返 jī zhòng nán fǎn ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom) / bad old practices die hard syn 刻苦耐劳 刻苦耐勞 kè kǔ nài láo to bear hardships and work hard (idiom) / assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity syn 戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties syn 良工心苦 liáng gōng xīn kǔ expert craft from hard practice (idiom) / hard-won skill / A masterpiece demands suffering. 疑难杂症 疑難雜症 yí nán zá zhèng dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine) / hard cases 难以应付 難以應付 nán yǐ yìng fù hard to deal with / hard to handle 硬磁盘 硬磁盤 yìng cí pán hard drive / hard disk 明枪好躲，暗箭难防 明槍好躲，暗箭難防 míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 明槍易躲，暗箭難防 míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies 硬墙营房 硬牆營房 yìng qiáng yíng fáng hard-walled camp / hard-walled module / rigid structure 硬墙宿舍 硬墻宿舍 hard-walled camp / hard-walled module / rigid structure 储存场 儲存場 chǔ cún chǎng hard-standing / hard-stand 难搞 難搞 nán gǎo hard to deal with / hard to get along with 硬式磁碟机 硬式磁碟機 yìng shì cí dié jī hard disk / hard drive 硬编码 硬編碼 yìng biān mǎ (computing) to hard code / hard-coded 忍受 rěn shòu to bear / to endure syn 克服 kè fú (try to) overcome (hardships etc) / to conquer / to put up with / to endure syn 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable / unable to endure / can't stand syn 忍耐 rěn nài to endure / to bear with / to exercise patience / to restrain oneself / patience / endurance syn 经受 經受 jīng shòu to undergo (hardship) / to endure / to withstand syn 饱受 飽受 bǎo shòu to endure / to suffer / to be subjected to syn 十字架 shí zì jià cross / crucifix / yoke one has to endure 经得起 經得起 jīng de qǐ to be able to withstand / to be able to endure syn 吃不消 chī bu xiāo to be unable to tolerate or endure / to find sth difficult to manage syn 隐忍 隱忍 yǐn rěn to bear patiently / to endure silently / to forbear syn 受得了 shòu de liǎo to put up with / to endure syn 忍辱负重 忍辱負重 rěn rǔ fù zhòng to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom) / to suffer in silence 挨饿 挨餓 ái è to go hungry / to endure starvation / famished syn 永存 yǒng cún everlasting / to endure forever 长存 長存 cháng cún to last for a long time / to endure / to exist forever syn 经 經 jīng classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4] syn 硬挺 yìng tǐng to endure with all one's will / to hold out / rigid / stiff syn 遭罪 zāo zuì to endure hardship / to suffer syn 禁受 jīn shòu to stand / to endure syn 甘之如饴 甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs) / to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment syn 苦熬 kǔ áo to endure (years of suffering) syn 吃得消 chī de xiāo to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc) / to be able to afford syn 怕 pà to be afraid / to fear / to dread / to be unable to endure / perhaps syn 禁 jīn to endure syn 忍 rěn to bear / to endure / to tolerate / to restrain oneself syn 耐 nài (bound form) to bear / to endure / to withstand syn 堪 kān (bound form) may / can / (bound form) to endure / to bear / (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2]) syn 搁 擱 gé to bear / to stand / to endure / Taiwan pr. [ge1] syn 熬 áo to cook on a slow fire / to extract by heating / to decoct / to endure syn 茹 rú to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant) syn 胯下之辱 kuà xià zhī rǔ lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom) / fig. (endure) utter humiliation 不支 bù zhī to be unable to endure 勤俭耐劳 勤儉耐勞 qín jiǎn nài láo diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom) 忍得住 rěn de zhù to refrain / to be able to endure it 忍耻 忍恥 rěn chǐ to endure humiliation 忍辱求全 rěn rǔ qiú quán to endure humiliation to preserve unity syn 有福同享，有祸同当 有福同享，有禍同當 yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu huò tóng dāng To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom) / for better or for worse 有福同享，有难同当 有福同享，有難同當 yǒu fú tóng xiǎng , yǒu nàn tóng dāng To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom) / for better or for worse 茹痛 rú tòng to endure (suffering or sorrow) 遭瘟 zāo wēn to suffer from a plague / to endure a misfortune / a plague on him! 蚁族 蟻族 yǐ zú "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career 固穷 固窮 gù qióng to endure poverty stoically 打掉门牙，往肚子里咽 打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥 dǎ diào mén yá , wǎng dù zi lǐ yàn lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom) / fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically 含忍 hán rěn to bear / to endure / to tolerate 咬紧牙关 咬緊牙關 yǎo jǐn - yá guān (idiom) to grit one's teeth tightly / (idiom) (fig.) to endure pain or suffering / to bite the bullet syn 没苦硬吃 沒苦硬吃 méi kǔ - yìng chī (neologism c. 2024) to stubbornly endure hardships that need not be endured / to go out of one's way to make things difficult for oneself 目录 目錄 mù lù catalog / table of contents / directory (on computer hard drive) / list / contents syn 难以 難以 nán yǐ hard to (predict, imagine etc) syn 硬盘 硬盤 yìng pán hard disk 分配 fēn pèi to distribute / to assign / to allocate / to partition (a hard drive) syn 难得 難得 nán dé seldom / rare / hard to come by syn 想不到 xiǎng bu dào unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that syn 沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 艰难 艱難 jiān nán difficult / hard / challenging syn 难免 難免 nán miǎn hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably syn 艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ difficult / hard / arduous syn 力争 力爭 lì zhēng to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly syn 苦苦 kǔ kǔ strenuously / persistently / hard / painful 顽强 頑強 wán qiáng tenacious / hard to defeat syn 坚固 堅固 jiān gù firm / firmly / hard / stable syn 机车 機車 jī chē locomotive / train engine car / (Tw) scooter / (Tw) (slang) hard to get along with / to be a pain in the ass / (Tw) damn! / crap! syn 坚硬 堅硬 jiān yìng hard / solid syn 疑难 疑難 yí nán hard to understand / difficult to deal with / knotty / complicated syn 强硬 強硬 qiáng yìng tough / unyielding / hard-line syn 力学 力學 lì xué mechanics / to study hard 迷离 迷離 mí lí blurred / hard to make out distinctly syn 难堪 難堪 nán kān hard to take / embarrassed syn 难以置信 難以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn (idiom) hard to believe / incredible syn 硬座 yìng zuò hard seat (on trains or boats) 硬卧 硬臥 yìng wò hard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk) 不可多得 bù kě duō dé hard to come by / rare syn 用功 yòng gōng diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort syn 