难过 nán guò
“to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult”
adjectiveHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 難過
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
难过 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 779: 难过 nánguò — Level 3; official annotation 3 (形). PDF page 99
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 难过
难过 means "sad, unhappy" — a bad feeling about something that happened. It is an adjective, so it is used as a predicate with 很 (我很／他很难过) or after 觉得; the reason is introduced with 因为 or 为. It is very common in everyday speech, especially for comforting people: 别难过了!
例句Example sentences
- 听到这件事，我很难过。tīng dào zhè jiàn shì, wǒ hěn nán guò.I'm very sad to hear about that.
- 别难过了，我们明天再试一次。bié nán guò le, wǒ men míng tiān zài shì yí cì.Don't be sad, we'll try again tomorrow.
- 他的小狗死了，他很难过。tā de xiǎo gǒu sǐ le, tā hěn nán guò.His little dog died, so he is very sad.