难于上青天 — “Extremely difficult”
难于上青天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely difficult”. An almost impossible task; harder than reaching the sky. Literally, “Difficult to ascend to the clear sky”.
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在没有先进设备的情况下，要在短时间内完成这项工作，简直难于上青天
Without advanced equipment, completing this task in a short time is as difficult as reaching the sky.
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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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What does 难于上青天 mean?
难于上青天 (nán yú shàng qīng tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely difficult”.
How do you pronounce 难于上青天?
难于上青天 is pronounced nán yú shàng qīng tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 难于上青天 literally mean?
Literally, 难于上青天 means “Difficult to ascend to the clear sky”. It is used to mean “Extremely difficult”.
What is the Chinese definition of 难于上青天?
比上天还难。形容极其困难，不易实现。