起先 qiˇ xianˉ

(At first)

At first

很 henˇ

(Extremely, Highly, Very, Very)

Very, Very Much, Is, Are, Highly, Extremely

困難 kunˋ nanˊ

(Challenges, Difficult, Difficulty, Hardships, Problems)

Difficult, Difficulty, Problems, Challenges, Hardships

起

Get Up, Raise, Rise

Rise, Raise, Get Up

先

Ancestors, Deceased, Early, First, Former, In advance, Prior

First, Early, In advance, Prior, Ancestors, Former, Deceased

很

Extremely, Highly, Very, Very

Very, Very Much, Is, Are, Highly, Extremely

困

Difficult, Hard, Perplex, Poor, Puzzle, Weary

Difficult, Hard, Poor, Weary, Perplex, Puzzle

難

Complex, Difficult, Disastrous, Hard, Not easy, Prefix Used As, Problem, Problematic, Rebuke, Reprimand, Suffer

Difficult, Complex, Hard, Not easy, Problematic, Problem, Prefix used as an adjectifier indicating difficulty (nan4), Disastrous, Rebuke, Reprimand, Suffer