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难乎其难 — “Extremely difficult”

难乎其难 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely difficult”. Exceedingly hard; an arduous task. Literally, “difficult, how difficult it is”.

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难乎其难 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 难nán
  • 乎hū
  • 其qí
  • 难nán

难乎其难 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
乎
hū5classical interrogative particle
其
qí8its, his, her, their
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad

Example Sentence with 难乎其难

要在如此短的时间内完成这项复杂的任务,对我们来说真是难乎其难
To complete such a complex task in such a short amount of time is truly extremely difficult for us.

Idioms Related to 难乎其难

Synonyms of 难乎其难

  • nán难shàng上jiā加nán难difficulty upon difficulty

More idioms starting with 难

  • nán难hū乎wéi为qíng情feel awkward or embarrassed
  • nán难hū乎wéi为jì继Difficult to sustain or carry on
  • nán难yú于shàng上tiān天harder than ascending to heaven
  • nán难yú于shàng上qīng青tiān天harder than reaching the sky
  • nán难yú于qǐ启chǐ齿hard to speak out
  • nán难yǐ以wéi为qíng情too embarrassed to refuse
  • nán难yǐ以wéi为jì继hard to sustain
  • nán难yǐ以qǐ启chǐ齿hard to say
  • nán难yǐ以zhì置xìn信hard to believe
  • nán难yǐ以nì逆liào料difficult to foresee
  • nán难yǐ以yù预liào料hard to foresee

Questions about 难乎其难

What does 难乎其难 mean?
难乎其难 (nán hū qí nán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely difficult”.
How do you pronounce 难乎其难?
难乎其难 is pronounced nán hū qí nán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 难乎其难 literally mean?
Literally, 难乎其难 means “difficult, how difficult it is”. It is used to mean “Extremely difficult”.
What is the Chinese definition of 难乎其难?
指非常困难。
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