Usage note
难以表示不容易做到。
nán yǐ biǎo shì bù róng yì zuò dào。
难以 means difficult to do.
Context note
难以常用于书面语、判断和评价。
nán yǐ cháng yòng yú shū miàn yǔ 、 pàn duàn hé píng jià。
It is often used in written language, judgment, and evaluation.
5 examples
这个问题难以解决。
zhè ge wèn tí nán yǐ jiě jué。
This problem is difficult to solve.
他难以相信。
tā nán yǐ xiāng xìn。
He can hardly believe it.
这件事难以忘记。
zhè jiàn shì nán yǐ wàng jì。
This matter is hard to forget.
难以表达。
nán yǐ biǎo dá。
It is hard to express.
情况难以预测。
qíng kuàng nán yǐ yù cè。
The situation is difficult to predict.
5 mini stories
老师说，难以的问题要慢慢想。
lǎo shī shuō， nán yǐ de wèn tí yào màn màn xiǎng。
The teacher said difficult problems should be thought about slowly.
他难以接受这个结果。
tā nán yǐ jiē shòu zhè ge jié guǒ。
He found it hard to accept this result.
这件事难以用一句话说清。
zhè jiàn shì nán yǐ yòng yí jù huà shuō qīng。
This matter is hard to explain in one sentence.
难以忘记的经历让他成长。
nán yǐ wàng jì de jīng lì ràng tā chéng zhǎng。
An unforgettable experience made him grow.
他们难以决定下一步。
tā men nán yǐ jué dìng xià yí bù。
They found it hard to decide the next step.
Mini dialogue
难以相信
A
我难以相信今天下雪了。
Wǒ nányǐ xiāngxìn jīntiān xià xuě le.
I can't believe it snowed today.
B
是啊，天气变化真难以预测。
Shì a, tiānqì biànhuà zhēn nányǐ yùcè.
Yes, weather changes are really hard to predict.
难以完成
A
这道题太难了，我难以完成。
Zhè dào tí tài nán le, wǒ nányǐ wánchéng.
This problem is too hard; I find it difficult to finish.
B
别着急，我们一起想，就不会难以解决了。
Bié zhāojí, wǒmen yīqǐ xiǎng, jiù bú huì nányǐ jiějué le.
Don't worry, if we think together, it won't be difficult to solve.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
容易
róng yì
easy to
Opposite of difficult to
similar
很难
hěn nán
very hard to
Similar meaning, more colloquial