难题 nán tí
“difficult problem”
noun2021 list level 2Traditional 難題
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
难题 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 781: 难题 nántí — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 99
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 难题
Noun meaning 'a difficult problem, a tough issue'. Common patterns are 遇到/解决/提出一个难题 and 一道难题 (a 题 is counted with 道 or 个). It refers to the hard problem itself, not to any question in general.
例句Example sentences
- 老师给我们出了一道数学难题。lǎo shī gěi wǒ men chū le yí dào shù xué nán tí.The teacher gave us a difficult math problem.
- 怎么说服他，是我们现在最大的难题。zěn me shuō fú tā, shì wǒ men xiàn zài zuì dà de nán tí.How to persuade him is our biggest problem right now.
- 大家想了很久，终于解决了这个难题。dà jiā xiǎng le hěn jiǔ, zhōng yú jiě jué le zhè ge nán tí.Everyone thought about it for a long time and finally solved this difficult problem.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗这真是一条难题。
✓这真是一道难题。
Problems and test questions are counted with 道 (or 个), not 条.
易混词Easily confused
难题vs问题
问题 is a neutral word for 'question' or 'problem' of any size. 难题 is only a problem that is genuinely hard to solve.