How to say “hard to” in Chinese
hard to (do)
“Hard to” in Chinese is 难以, nán yǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
难以 is read nán yǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
难看 is “hard to look at”, that is, “ugly”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “难以”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 难以. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这件事让人难以相信zhèjiànshìràngrénnányǐxiāngxìnThis is hard to believe.
More words from the lesson “Even if, and the opposite”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “hard to” in Chinese?
“Hard to” in Chinese is 难以, pinyin nányǐ.
What does 难以 mean?
难以 (nányǐ) means “hard to (do)”.
How do you write 难以?
难以 is 2 characters: 难 (nán) — difficult; 以 (yǐ) — by means of. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 难以?
难以 is read nányǐ. Tones: nán — second tone, yǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“hard to” in the lesson “Even if, and the opposite”
This word is from the topic “Linking ideas” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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