难以
nán yǐㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: NAN DĨ
Traditional: 難以
HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(adverb)
hard to (predict, imagine etc)
Written style; usually followed by a two-syllable verb: 难以相信, 难以接受, 难以忘记.
Examples
这个消息让人难以相信。
zhè ge xiāo xī ràng rén nán yǐ xiāng xìn.
This news is hard to believe.
他的心情难以用语言表达。
tā de xīn qíng nán yǐ yòng yǔ yán biǎo dá.
His feelings are hard to put into words.
这么大的变化让人难以想象。
zhè me dà de biàn huà ràng rén nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng.
Such a big change is hard to imagine.
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Stroke order
NẠN · 10 strokes
difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
DĨ · 4 strokes
old variant of 以
Related words
- 难 nán — difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
- 难过 nán guò — to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult
- 困难 kùn nan — difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
- 难道 nán dào — don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
- 难受 nán shòu — to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear
- 难怪 nán guài — (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
- 难看 nán kàn — ugly; unsightly
- 艰难 jiān nán — difficult; hard; challenging