No. 2,643 in Chinese
難以
"難以" means "difficult to" or "hard to."
In a sentence
這個問題真的難以回答。
This question is truly difficult to answer.
Here, '難以' is used to express difficulty in the action of answering, indicating that the speaker finds the question challenging to respond to.
那段經歷讓人難以忘懷。
That experience is hard to forget.
In this case, '難以' conveys the emotional depth or impact of the experience, making it challenging for the speaker to forget.
由於距離太遠,這裡的生活景色難以形容。
Due to the great distance, the local scenery is hard to describe.
Here, '難以' indicates the difficulty in expressing or describing the scenery, underscoring the speaker's inability to put into words the essence due to certain limitations like distance or familiarity.
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