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难以
难以
(nán yǐ): Hard to (predict (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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难 • nán • hard; difficult • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
nán
难
hard; difficult
以 • yǐ • using because of; so as to • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yǐ
以
using because of; so as to
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 难以.
Words with
难
难听
nán tīng
unpleasant to hear
难看
nán kàn
ugly
难过
nán guò
have a hard time
难题
nán tí
difficult problem
困难
kùn nan
difficulty
难受
nán shòu
feel unwell; difficult to bear
难忘
nán wàng
unforgettable
难道
nán dào
could it be...?
Words with
以
可以
kě yǐ
can; may
所以
suǒ yǐ
therefore
以上
yǐ shàng
that level or higher
以下
yǐ xià
that level or lower
以前
yǐ qián
before
以后
yǐ hòu
after
以外
yǐ wài
apart from
以为
yǐ wéi
think; feel; reckon
4.
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
shi
是
jīn
金
qián
钱
de
的
yòu
诱
huò
惑
ràng
让
tā
他
nán
难
yǐ
tián
甜
shí
食
de
的
yòu
诱
huò
惑
ràng
让
rén
人
nán
难
yǐ
tā
他
de
的
ào
傲
màn
慢
tài
态
dù
度
ràng
让
rén
人
nán
nán
难
yǐ
以
xiǎng
想
xiàng
象
。
The answer to this question is truly hard to imagine.
以
kàng
抗
jù
拒
。
The temptation of money is hard for him to resist.
以
kàng
抗
jù
拒
。
The temptation of sweets is hard to resist
难
yǐ
以
jiē
接
jìn
近
。
His arrogant attitude makes him hard to approach.
