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

HSK 5

这种痛苦让人难以忍受。

Zhèzhǒng tòngkǔ ràng rén nányǐ rěnshòu.

This kind of pain is unbearable.

HSK 5

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 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