难说

難說

nánshuō

phrase HSK 7-9 #16,978

Meanings

1 hard to say; hard to tell
2 difficult to predict

Characters

to say; to tell

Examples

HSK 1

明天会不会下雨？难说。

Míngtiān huì bùhuì xiàyǔ? Nánshuō.

Will it rain tomorrow? Hard to say.

HSK 3

结果很难说，要看情况。

Jiéguǒ hěn nánshuō, yào kàn qíngkuàng.

The outcome is hard to predict; it depends on the situation.

Tips

usage

难说 has two related meanings: 'hard to predict' (谁赢很难说 = hard to say who will win) and 'hard to bring oneself to say it' (有些话很难说出口 = some words are hard to say out loud).

Stroke Order

难 nán

说 shuō