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难保

Word · VerbTraditional難保

cannot guarantee; hard to ensure

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Meanings

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1.

verb

cannot guarantee; hard to ensure; there's no guarantee that

Typically used to express uncertainty about a future outcome, often followed by a negative construction (难保不/没...) to indicate that something undesirable might happen.

Jīn今
tiān天
nán难
bǎo保
bù不
xià下
yǔ雨
 ,
nǐ你
zuì最
hǎo好
dài带
bǎ把
sǎn伞
 。

There's no guarantee it won't rain today, so you'd better bring an umbrella.

Nǐ你
zhè这
yàng样
cū粗
xīn心
dà大
yì意
 ,
nán难
bǎo保
bù不
chū出
wèn问
tí题
 。

If you're this careless, there's no guarantee problems won't arise.

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Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
nán难
bǎo保
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
fǎn反
duì对
 。

There's no guarantee that nobody will oppose this matter.

Tā他
nán难
bǎo保
bù不
huì会
gǎi改
biàn变
zhǔ主
yi意
 。

There's no guarantee he won't change his mind.