难以忍受

難以忍受

nányǐ rěnshòu

phrase #12,408

Meanings

1 hard to endure
2 unbearable
3 intolerable

Characters

difficult; hard

to (classical preposition)

to endure; to bear

to receive; to suffer

Examples

这种痛苦让人难以忍受。

Zhèzhǒng tòngkǔ ràng rén nányǐ rěnshòu.

This kind of pain is unbearable.

夏天的高温有时候难以忍受。

Xiàtiān de gāowēn yǒushíhou nányǐ rěnshòu.

The summer heat is sometimes intolerable.

Tips

grammar

难以 (nányǐ) is a formal way to say 'hard to' or 'difficult to,' always followed by a verb: 难以理解 (hard to understand), 难以相信 (hard to believe). The colloquial equivalent is 很难 + verb.

Stroke Order

难 nán

以 yǐ

忍 rěn

受 shòu