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难以

HSK 5Word · VerbTraditional難以

hard to; difficult to

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

hard to; difficult to; not easy to

Used before verbs or adjectives to indicate that an action or state is not easy to achieve. Common in both written and spoken contexts.

Nán难
yǐ以
xíng形
róng容

Hard to describe.

Nán难
yǐ以
zhì置
xìn信

Hard to believe.

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Xīn心
qíng情
nán难
yǐ以
píng平
jìng静
 。

The mood is hard to calm.

Wǒ我
nán难
yǐ以
jiē接
shòu受
zhè这
gè个
jué决
dìng定
 。

I find it hard to accept this decision.

Tā他
jī激
dòng动
de得
nán难
yǐ以
rù入
shuì睡
 。

He was so excited that he could hardly fall asleep.