Chinese
nányǐ
Meaning: hard to; difficult to
Part of Speech: Adverb

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Handwriting

難以
難
以
难以
难
以

Example sentences

This news is hard to believe.
股市的走向難以預測。
股市的走向难以预测。
The trend of the stock market is difficult to predict.
最近假新聞氾濫,讓人難以辨別真偽。
最近假新闻泛滥,让人难以辨别真伪。
Recently fake news has been rampant, making it hard for people to distinguish truth from falsehood.
這份悲痛是難以用筆墨來形容的。
这份悲痛是难以用笔墨来形容的。
This grief is difficult to describe with words.
看到這種不公平的事,他胸中的怒火難以抑制。
看到这种不公平的事,他胸中的怒火难以抑制。
Seeing such an unfair thing, the fury in his chest was hard to suppress.
他最近忙得不可開交,實在難以脫身。
他最近忙得不可开交,实在难以脱身。
He's been incredibly busy lately and really can't get away.
他的脾氣令人難以捉摸。
他的脾气令人难以捉摸。
His temperament is hard to predict.
這對雙胞胎長相酷似,連父母都難以分辨。
这对双胞胎长相酷似,连父母都难以分辨。
These twins look so much alike that even their parents find it hard to tell them apart.
兒時的美好時光讓人難以忘懷。
儿时的美好时光让人难以忘怀。
The beautiful times of childhood are hard to forget.
這件事的吉凶現在還難以預料。
这件事的吉凶现在还难以预料。
The outcome of this matter is still hard to predict.

Usage Notes

Used before a disyllabic verb to express that something is difficult to do.

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