难以想象

難以想象

nányǐ xiǎngxiàng

phrase HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 hard to imagine
2 unimaginable
3 beyond imagination

Characters

to; in order to

image; appearance

Examples

这座城市的变化难以想象。

Zhè zuò chéngshì de biànhuà nányǐ xiǎngxiàng.

The changes in this city are hard to imagine.

没有手机的生活简直难以想象。

Méiyǒu shǒujī de shēnghuó jiǎnzhí nányǐ xiǎngxiàng.

Life without a phone is simply unimaginable.

Tips

grammar

难以 is a formal pattern meaning 'hard to...' used with verbs: 难以理解 (hard to understand), 难以忍受 (hard to endure), 难以置信 (hard to believe).

Stroke Order

难 nán

以 yǐ

想 xiǎng

象 xiàng