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难以 (nán yǐ): Hard to (predict (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

难以 consists of 2 characters.

难
nán
hard; difficult
以
yǐ
using because of; so as to

Word Info

Pinyinnán yǐ
Meaninghard to (predict, imagine etc)
Characters2
HSK 2.0—
HSK 3.0Level 5
SyntaxVerb
Word难以
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 难以.

Words with 难
  • 难听nán tīngHSK 3
  • 难看nán kànHSK 3
  • 难过nán guòHSK 3
  • 难题nán tíHSK 3
  • 困难kùn nanHSK 4
  • 难受nán shòuHSK 4
  • 难忘nán wàngHSK 4
  • 难道nán dàoHSK 4
Words with 以
  • 可以kě yǐHSK 2
  • 所以suǒ yǐHSK 2
  • 以上yǐ shàngHSK 3
  • 以下yǐ xiàHSK 3
  • 以前yǐ qiánHSK 3
  • 以后yǐ hòuHSK 3
  • 以外yǐ wàiHSK 3
  • 以为
yǐ wéi
HSK 4
3.

Example Sentences with 难以

sī思
xù绪
bīn缤
luàn乱
nán难
yǐ以
píng平
jìng静
。
Disordered thoughts make it hard to calm down
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
de的
dá答
àn案
zhēn真
shì是
nán
jīn金
qián钱
de的
yòu诱
huò惑
ràng让
tā他
nán难
yǐ以
rén人
shēng生
huò祸
fú福
wú无
cháng常
，
nán难
yǐ以
yù
xià夏
tiān天
de的
zào燥
rè热
ràng让
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
tián甜
shí食
de的
yòu诱
huò惑
ràng让
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
shǒu手
shù术
hòu后
de的
tòng痛
chǔ楚
ràng让
tā他
nán难
yǐ
tā他
de的
ào傲
màn慢
tài态
dù度
ràng让
rén人
nán难
yǐ
zhè这
ge个
àn案
jiàn件
jiù就
xiàng像
yì一
tuán团
mí迷
wù
tā他
de的
xíng行
wéi为
yǒu有
xiē些
guāi乖
zhāng张
，
ràng让
难
yǐ以
xiǎng想
xiàng象
。
The answer to this question is truly hard to imagine.
kàng
抗
jù拒
。
The temptation of money is hard for him to resist.
预
liào料
。
Life's misfortunes and fortunes are unpredictable.
rěn
忍
shòu受
。
The hot and dry summer is unbearable.
kàng
抗
jù拒
。
The temptation of sweets is hard to resist
以
rù入
shuì睡
。
The pain after surgery made it hard for him to sleep
以
jiē接
jìn近
。
His arrogant attitude makes him hard to approach.
雾
nán难
yǐ以
kàn看
qīng清
。
This case is like a dense fog, hard to see clearly.
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
lǐ理
jiě解
。
His behavior is somewhat eccentric and hard to understand.