难保

難保

nánbǎo

verb #19,124

Meanings

Tiānqì zhème chà, nánbǎo hángbān bú huì yánwù.

With weather this bad, there's no guarantee flights won't be delayed.

Shìqing biànhuà hěn kuài, nánbǎo bù chū yìwài.

Things are changing fast — you can't be sure there won't be surprises.

grammar

难保 is often followed by 不 + verb, forming a double negative: 难保不出问题 = "can't guarantee there won't be problems" (i.e., problems are likely).

难 nán

保 bǎo