hard to say; difficult to tell; hard to bring up
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
hard to say; difficult to tell precisely
Used when it is difficult to make a definite statement or prediction about something.
Zài在
zhè这
chǎng场
jiū纠
fēn纷
lǐ里
，
hěn很
nán难
shuō说
shuí谁
duì对
shuí谁
bù不
duì对
。
In this dispute, it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong.
Tā他
shén什
me么
shí时
hou候
huí回
lái来
hái还
hěn很
nán难
shuō说
。
It's hard to say when he will return.
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Míng明
tiān天
de的
bǐ比
sài赛
shuí谁
yíng赢
hěn很
nán难
shuō说
。
It's hard to tell who will win tomorrow's match.
verb
hard to bring up; difficult to say out loud
Used when something is embarrassing, sensitive, or awkward to express verbally.
Nǐ你
jiù就
zhào照
zhe着
shì事
shí实
shuō说
，
méi没
yǒu有
shén什
me么
nán难
shuō说
de的
。
Just tell it as it is; there's nothing that's hard to bring up.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
duì对
wǒ我
lái来
shuō说
hěn很
nán难
kāi开
kǒu口
。
This matter is very difficult for me to bring up.
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Yǒu有
shén什
me么
nán难
shuō说
de的
？
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
shì是
péng朋
you友
。
What's so hard to say? We're all friends here.