Definition
国难 refers to a national calamity or crisis, most commonly one caused by foreign invasion or aggression. The word carries historical weight — it's associated with periods like the Second Sino-Japanese War and is often used in solemn or rallying contexts. You'll hear it in set phrases like 国难当头 ('at a time of national crisis') or 共赴国难 ('to join together to face the national crisis').
n.
national calamity or crisis (especially one caused by foreign aggression)
Examples
- 国难，。guó nán dāngtóu, quán guó shàng xià tuánjié yízhì.At a time of national crisis, the whole country united as one.
- 国难。Nà chǎng zhànzhēng gěi Zhōngguó dài lái le jùdà de guó nán.That war brought immense national calamity to China.
- 国难。Wǒmen jué bù néng wàngjì nà duàn guó nán suìyuè.We must never forget that era of national crisis.
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