难以为继 — “To be difficult to sustain or continue”
难以为继 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be difficult to sustain or continue”. Hard to keep up; unsustainable. Literally, “Hard to sustain”.
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难以为继 Pronunciation and Pinyin
难以为继 Character Breakdown
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公司的资金链出现了问题，项目进展到一半就难以为继了
The company's capital flow encountered problems, making it difficult for the project to continue after reaching the halfway point.
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Synonyms of 难以为继
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- 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qí其nán难extremely difficult
- 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 难以为继 mean?
难以为继 (nán yǐ wéi jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be difficult to sustain or continue”.
How do you pronounce 难以为继?
难以为继 is pronounced nán yǐ wéi jì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 难以为继 literally mean?
Literally, 难以为继 means “Hard to sustain”. It is used to mean “to be difficult to sustain or continue”.
What is the Chinese definition of 难以为继?
难于继续下去。