WordTaiwan frequency #29,395
左右為難
ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ
“caught in a dilemma; in an awkward position with no good options; torn between two difficult choices”
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Characters in this word
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左
ㄗㄨㄛˇ
Left; the Left (politics); east; assist; to deviate; surname Zuo.
右
ㄧㄡˋ
Right; the right side; the west (when facing south); a position of honor; to assist; a surname.
為
ㄨㄟˋ
To do; to act; to make; to become; to be; to serve as; because of; for; by (passive voice marker).
難
ㄋㄢˊ
difficult; hard to do; problem; disaster; calamity; to scold; to blame
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 因為ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋbecause; owing to; on account of; introduces a reason or cause
- 認為ㄖㄣˋ ㄨㄟˋto think; to believe; to consider; to feel; to hold the view that
- 成為ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋto become; to turn into; to develop into; to grow into.
- 為什麼why?; for what reason?; used to ask about purpose or cause.
- 行為ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋaction; conduct; behavior; activity; outward actions based on personal will
- 作為ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋdeed; act; to act as; in the capacity of; qua; to regard as; to take as
- 以為ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋto think; to believe (often mistakenly); to take for; to consider as.
- 困難ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄢˊdifficult; hard to do or deal with; a difficult situation; hardship; straitened circumstances
- 左右ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋleft and right; nearby; approximately; attendants or followers; to influence or control; to assist or help
- 難以ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇhard to; difficult to; not easy to (predict, imagine, achieve, etc).
- 為何ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊwhy; for what reason
- 視為ㄕˋ ㄨㄟˋto regard as; to consider to be; to view as; to deem