Writing
难以 (nán yǐ) — how to say "hard to" in Chinese
难以
Hard to, difficult to
verb
Character composition
难
difficult
以
to, in order to
Radicals / Keys
隹
Short-tailed bird
#172 · zhuī · 8 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
难以忘记
nán yǐ wàng jì
hard to forget
难以解决
nán yǐ jiě jué
hard to solve
难以相信
nán yǐ xiāng xìn
hard to believe
Examples
他的想法难以理解，但很有道理。
His ideas are hard to understand, but they make a lot of sense.
这个问题难以回答。
This question is hard to answer.
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Frequently asked questions
Hard to say in Chinese
"hard to" in Chinese is 难以 (nán yǐ).
Nanyi meaning in English
难以 (nán yǐ) means "Hard to, difficult to".
How is 难以 pronounced?
It is pronounced nán yǐ (written as nan yi, nanyi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "hard to" in Chinese characters?
It is written 难以: 难 has 10 strokes, 以 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 难以?
难以 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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