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难如登天 — “Extremely difficult”

难如登天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “extremely difficult”. Next to impossible; a monumental task. Literally, “difficult as climbing to heaven”.

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难如登天 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 难nán
  • 如rú
  • 登dēng
  • 天tiān

难如登天 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
如
rú6like, as, if
登
dēng12ascend, publish, ripen
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature

Example Sentence with 难如登天

在没有地图和导航的情况下,找到那个偏远的小村庄,简直是难如登天。
Finding that remote small village without a map or navigation is simply next to impossible.

Idioms Related to 难如登天

Synonyms of 难如登天

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

Antonyms of 难如登天

  • 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

Questions about 难如登天

What does 难如登天 mean?
难如登天 (nán rú dēng tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “extremely difficult”.
How do you pronounce 难如登天?
难如登天 is pronounced nán rú dēng tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 难如登天 literally mean?
Literally, 难如登天 means “difficult as climbing to heaven”. It is used to mean “extremely difficult”.
What is the Chinese definition of 难如登天?
形容难办的事。
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