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难以下咽
难以下咽
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难以下咽

难以下咽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

难以下咽 Usage and Examples

hard to swallow

unpalatable

你明明从来没吃过蟑螂,也没有任何经历告诉你它难以下咽。

You've never eaten a cockroach before, and you don't have any experience telling you it's a yucky food.

或许,救市计划和紧缩政策让公众难以下咽。

The rescue plan and austerity policy may be difficult for the public to swallow.

The characters in 难以下咽

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
以
yǐ5by means of
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
咽
yàn9swallow, pharynx, choke

More words starting with 难

  • nán难bù不dǎo倒Unstoppable, Undeterred
  • nán难wei为embarrass, inconvenience
  • nán难wéi为qíng情
  • nán难le了Difficult, Hard to resolve
  • nán难shì事challenge, difficulty
  • nán难yú于difficult to, hard to
  • nán难chǎn产Dystocia, Difficult labor
  • nán难yǐ以difficult to, hard to
  • nán难yǐ以qīn亲jìn近unapproachable, distant
  • nán难yǐ以qǐ企jí及Unattainable, Out of reach
  • nán难yǐ以gū估liang量inestimable, immeasurable
  • nán难yǐ以shēn伸zhāng张Difficult to uphold, Hard to enforce

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Questions about 难以下咽

What does 难以下咽 mean in Chinese?

难以下咽 (nán yǐ xià yàn) means “hard to swallow, unpalatable”.

How do you pronounce 难以下咽?

难以下咽 is pronounced nán yǐ xià yàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “hard to swallow” in Chinese?

“hard to swallow” is 难以下咽 (nán yǐ xià yàn) in Chinese.

How is 难以下咽 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 难以下咽, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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