刁难 diāo nàn — to create difficulties; to make things hard for; to obstruct

刁难
diāo nàn

Characters: 刁 · 难

Definitions

  1. to create difficulties; to make things hard for; to obstruct

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to be hard on sb
  2. to deliberately make things difficult
  3. Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2]

ExtDict

  1. 故意使人为难：百般～。

Examples

  • 他故意刁难新来的同事，让人很为难。

    He deliberately made things hard for the new colleague, putting them in a difficult spot.

  • 对方一再刁难，合同迟迟签不下来。

    The other side kept obstructing, and the contract was delayed.

  • 办事人员刁难群众，是作风问题。

    When clerks obstruct the people, it's a matter of work style.