hard to accomplish alone; single-handedly difficult
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
hard to accomplish alone; difficult to achieve single-handedly; It's hard to clap with one hand
Often used to indicate that cooperation or support from others is needed to accomplish a task. Can be used as a predicate or in a subordinate clause.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
wǒ我
yī一
gè个
rén人
bàn办
bù不
liǎo了
，
gū孤
zhǎng掌
nán难
míng鸣
a啊
。
I can't handle this matter alone; it's hard to accomplish single-handedly.
Méi没
yǒu有
dà大
jiā家
de的
zhī支
chí持
，
wǒ我
gū孤
zhǎng掌
nán难
míng鸣
。
Without everyone's support, I cannot accomplish this alone.
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Tā他
zhī知
dào道
zài在
zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
shàng上
gū孤
zhǎng掌
nán难
míng鸣
，
yú于
shì是
xún寻
qiú求
hé合
zuò作
。
He knew he couldn't handle this project alone, so he sought cooperation.
Tuán团
duì队
hé合
zuò作
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
，
fǒu否
zé则
gū孤
zhǎng掌
nán难
míng鸣
。
Teamwork is very important; otherwise, it's hard to accomplish anything alone.