难于上天 — “Extremely difficult”
难于上天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely difficult”. Next to impossible to achieve. Literally, “Harder than ascending to heaven”.
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在没有任何工具的情况下，想要徒手攀登这座陡峭的山峰，简直难于上天
Without any tools, attempting to climb this steep mountain barehanded is simply next to impossible.
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More idioms starting with 难
- nán难shàng上jiā加nán难difficulty upon difficulty
- 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hū乎qí其nán难extremely difficult
- 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
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Open the tool →Questions about 难于上天
What does 难于上天 mean?
难于上天 (nán yú shàng tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely difficult”.
How do you pronounce 难于上天?
难于上天 is pronounced nán yú shàng tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 难于上天 literally mean?
Literally, 难于上天 means “Harder than ascending to heaven”. It is used to mean “Extremely difficult”.
What is the Chinese definition of 难于上天?
比上天还难。形容极其困难，不易实现。