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难上加难

难上加难 — “Extremely difficult”

难上加难 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely difficult”. Difficulty compounded. Literally, “Difficulty piled on difficulty”.

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难上加难 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 难nán
  • 上shàng
  • 加jiā
  • 难nán

难上加难 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend
加
jiā5to add, increase, or apply
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad

Example Sentence with 难上加难

这个项目本来就复杂,现在又遇到资金周转问题,真是难上加难。
This project was already complex, and now we've encountered cash flow issues, which truly makes a difficult situation even harder.

Idioms Related to 难上加难

Synonyms of 难上加难

  • nán难hū乎qí其nán难extremely difficult

Antonyms of 难上加难

  • yì易rú如fǎn反zhǎng掌extremely easy to do

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 难上加难

What does 难上加难 mean?
难上加难 (nán shàng jiā nán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely difficult”.
How do you pronounce 难上加难?
难上加难 is pronounced nán shàng jiā nán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 难上加难 literally mean?
Literally, 难上加难 means “Difficulty piled on difficulty”. It is used to mean “Extremely difficult”.
What is the Chinese definition of 难上加难?
难:不容易。形容极端的难度
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