难于

難於

nányú

phrase #22,522

Meanings

1 difficult to
2 hard to (do something)

Characters

difficult / hard

at / in / to (preposition)

Examples

这个问题难于用简单的语言来解释。

Zhège wèntí nányú yòng jiǎndān de yǔyán lái jiěshì.

This problem is difficult to explain in simple language.

在这种情况下，做出决定难于登天。

Zài zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng xià, zuòchū juédìng nányú dēngtiān.

In this situation, making a decision is as hard as ascending to heaven.

Tips

usage

难于 is interchangeable with 难以 in most contexts. 难于 is slightly more formal or literary. The phrase 难于上青天 (as hard as climbing to the blue sky) comes from Li Bai's famous poem 蜀道难.

Stroke Order

难 nán

于 yú