严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave / serious / severe / critical syn 严肃 嚴肅 yán sù (of an atmosphere etc) solemn / grave / serious / (of a manner etc) earnest / severe / exacting / to strictly enforce syn 惹麻烦 惹麻煩 rě má fan to create difficulties / to be troublesome / to invite trouble syn 坟墓 墳墓 fén mù grave / tomb syn 躲避 duǒ bì to hide / to evade / to dodge / to take shelter / to avoid (difficulties) syn 不怕 bù pà fearless / not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) / even if / even though 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 临终 臨終 lín zhōng approaching one's end / with one foot in the grave syn 重症 zhòng zhèng acute (of medical condition) / grave syn 庄重 莊重 zhuāng zhòng grave / solemn / dignified syn 墓穴 mù xué tomb / grave syn 苦衷 kǔ zhōng secret trouble / sorrow / difficulties 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 化解 huà jiě to dissolve / to resolve (contradictions) / to dispel (doubts) / to iron out (difficulties) / to defuse (conflicts) / to neutralize (fears) syn 自掘坟墓 自掘墳墓 zì jué fén mù to dig one's own grave syn 搁浅 擱淺 gē qiǎn to be stranded (of ship) / to run aground / fig. to run into difficulties and stop syn 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ from the cradle to the grave (idiom) / to go through fire and water / brave / willing to risk life and limb syn 遇险 遇險 yù xiǎn to get into difficulties / to meet with danger syn 作梗 zuò gěng to hinder / to obstruct / to create difficulties syn 深重 shēn zhòng very serious / grave / profound syn 还魂 還魂 huán hún to return from the grave / (old) to recycle (waste products) syn 穴位 xué wèi acupuncture point / location of a grave syn 扫墓 掃墓 sǎo mù to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person) syn 疾苦 jí kǔ pain and difficulties / suffering (of the people) 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]) 攀越 pān yuè to climb over / to get over (difficulties) / to scale / to surmount 上坟 上墳 shàng fén to visit a grave syn 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 艰难险阻 艱難險阻 jiān nán xiǎn zǔ untold dangers and difficulties (idiom) syn 凝重 níng zhòng dignified / grave (expression) / imposing (attitude) / heavy (atmosphere) / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 冷峻 lěng jùn grave and stern syn 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 分忧 分憂 fēn yōu to share tribulations / to help sb with worries and difficulties 危殆 wēi dài grave danger / in jeopardy / in a critical condition syn 惨祸 慘禍 cǎn huò terrible tragedy / grave mishap 风烛残年 風燭殘年 fēng zhú cán nián one's late days / to have one foot in the grave syn 墓葬 mù zàng (archeology) grave / tomb 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) 释疑 釋疑 shì yí to dispel doubts / to clear up difficulties syn 急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn 墓道 mù dào path leading to a grave / tomb passage / aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb syn 坟茔 墳塋 fén yíng grave / tomb / graveyard / cemetery / fig. one's native place (where one's ancestors are buried) syn 严重后果 嚴重後果 yán zhòng hòu guǒ grave consequence / serious repercussion 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp / to control / (dialect) affecting shyness / coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties / to threaten 智障 zhì zhàng learning difficulties (handicap) / retarded 疑难解答 疑難解答 yí nán jiě dá trouble shooting / solution to difficulties 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 自取灭亡 自取滅亡 zì qǔ miè wáng to court disaster (idiom) / to dig one's own grave syn 行将就木 行將就木 xíng jiāng jiù mù to approach one's coffin (idiom) / with one foot in the grave syn 室 shì room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy syn 墓 mù grave / tomb / mausoleum syn 坟 墳 fén grave / tomb / CL:座[zuo4] / embankment / mound / ancient book syn 迎 yíng to welcome / to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) / to meet face to face syn 自找麻烦 自找麻煩 zì zhǎo má fan to ask for trouble / to invite difficulties syn 庄 莊 zhuāng farmstead / village / manor / place of business / banker (in a gambling game) / grave or solemn / holdings of a landlord (in imperial China) 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 垄 壟 lǒng ridge between fields / crop row / mounded soil forming a ridge in a field / grave mound syn 茔 塋 yíng (literary) a grave syn 窆 biǎn to put a coffin in the grave 排除万难 排除萬難 pái chú wàn nán to overcome all obstacles / to overcome countless difficulties syn 由始至终 由始至終 yóu shǐ zhì zhōng cradle to grave 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 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 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 趁人之危 chèn rén zhī wēi to take advantage of sb's difficulties (idiom) syn 大逆不道 dà nì bù dào disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society) syn 坟山 墳山 fén shān hill cemetery / graveyard / grave / grave mound / low wall at the back of a traditional tomb syn 宿草 sù cǎo grass that has grown on a grave since last year / (fig.) grave / to have died long ago / fodder provided to animals for the night 挖坟 挖墳 wā fén to dig a grave / (lit.) to dig up a grave / (fig.) (slang) to dig up an old thread (in an online forum etc) 万人冢 萬人塚 wàn rén zhǒng mass grave / common grave 命途多舛 mìng tú duō chuǎn to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom) syn 交困 jiāo kùn beset with difficulties 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 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 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 墦 fán a grave 襚 suì grave-clothes 大限临头 大限臨頭 dà xiàn lín tóu facing the end (idiom) / at the end of one's life / with one foot in the grave 威容 wēi róng grave and dignified 扶箕 fú jī planchette writing (for taking dictation from beyond the grave) / Ouija board 掘墓工人 jué mù gōng rén grave digger 沉凝 chén níng stagnant / congealed / fig. grave in manner / low (of voice) syn 谒访 謁訪 yè fǎng to pay one's respects / to visit (ancestral grave) 集体坟墓 集體墳墓 jí tǐ fén mù mass grave 丛冢 叢冢 cóng zhǒng mass grave / cluster of graves 