难以

nán yǐ

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

1. hard to (predict, imagine etc)

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 容易 róng yì 容易 róng yì easy; straightforward 表示做起来不费事: easy; straightforward

Synonyms

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• 不易 bù yì 不易 bù yì not easy to do sth 表示不容易: not easy to do sth

Usage notes

Common mistakes

不要混淆‘难以’和‘难于’。‘难以’后接双音节词或短语，如‘难以想象’；‘难于’则常用‘难于上青天’这样的固定表达。

Formality

‘难以’是书面语，口语中常用‘很难’代替。

Example Sentences

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这种景色 难以 形容。

This scenery is hard to describe.

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Words Containing 难以

• 难以置信 难以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn: hard to believe
• 难以启齿 难以启齿 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ: to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
• 难以实现 难以实现 nán yǐ shí xiàn: hard to accomplish
• 难以忍受 难以忍受 nán yǐ rěn shòu: hard to endure
• 难以应付 难以应付 nán yǐ yìng fù: hard to deal with
• 难以捉摸 难以捉摸 nán yǐ zhuō mō: elusive
• 难以撼动 难以撼动 nán yǐ hàn dòng: unsusceptible to change
• 难以理解 难以理解 nán yǐ lǐ jiě: hard to understand
• 难以自已 难以自已 nán yǐ zì yǐ: cannot control oneself (idiom)

Child Words of 难以

• 以 以 yǐ: to use
• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster