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難關 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
難關 ＝ 難 ＋ 關
ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ · nánguān
noun — a difficult hurdle; a crisis to get through

字源 FORM — what the parts do

難hard, difficult (困難)nán
關a pass, a barrier gate (關卡)guān
難關，困難的難，關卡的關。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一道關（關）擋在前面，難（難）得過。
A barrier-gate (關) stands in the way, hard (難) to get past.
記憶法
關 · Related
關卡guānkǎthe same 關 — a checkpoint困難kùnnánthe same 難 — difficulty