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

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Example sentences

這個消息令人難以置信。
这个消息令人难以置信。
This news is hard to believe.
股市的走向難以預測。
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。
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。
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。
Seeing such an unfair thing, the fury in his chest was hard to suppress.

Usage Notes

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

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