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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

难以 [nányǐ]
  1. 1. adverb hard
    难以启齿
    not know where to start
    难以置信
    hard to believe

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

难以 [nányǐ]
  1. 1. hard to; difficult to
    难以捉摸
    difficult to pin down; elusive; unintelligible
    难以想像
    unimaginable
    难以形容
    indescribable; beyond description
    难以预料
    hard to predict (or forecast)
    难以置信
    hard to believe

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

难以 [nányǐ]
  1. 1. 不容易(做到)
    心情难以平静
    这菜又咸又辣,让人难以下咽。

Examples

难以比拟
beyond compare
我们激动的心情难以用笔墨来形容
Words can hardly describe how excited we were.
我激动的心情难以用语言来表达。
Words can hardly express my excitement.
现代音乐大多难以欣赏。
Most modern music is difficult to appreciate.
他的态度反反复复,叫人难以捉摸。
He's always chopping and changing, and you just can't tell where he stands.
难以割舍
find it hard to part with
难以开口
find it difficult to bring the matter up
可叹我年事已高,难以相助。
It is regrettable that I'm too old to help.
他非常生气,难以克制。
He was so angry that he could hardly restrain himself.
难以泯灭的印象
an indelible impression

Word Decomposition


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