难度

• 拼音: nán dù
• 汉字拆解: 难 = 又 (hand) + 隹 (bird), a bird hard to catch; 度 = 广 (shelter) + 廿 + 又 (hand), meaning degree or measure

含义

Difficulty; level of difficulty. The degree to which something is hard to do.

Used to describe how challenging a task, exam, project, or activity is. Often modified by adjectives: 难度很大 (very difficult), 难度不高 (not very difficult). Common in education, sports, and work contexts. Different from 困难 which means 'hardship' — 难度 specifically measures the level of difficulty.

例句

1. 这次考试的难度比上次大多了。
2. 这个动作的难度太高，我做不到。
3. 老师说会降低一点作业的难度。

用法指南

语境: education, sports, work

语气: analytical

正确说法

• 这道题的难度适中。(The difficulty of this question is moderate.)
• 比赛的难度一年比一年大。(The difficulty of the competition gets greater year after year.)

错误说法

• 我今天很难度。(Don't use 难度 as an adjective — it is a noun. Say 我今天遇到了很大的难度 or simply 我今天很困难.)

起源与历史

难 means difficult (a bird hard to catch); 度 means degree or measure (广 shelter + 又 hand, originally measuring length). Together: the degree of difficulty.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal