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Definition(s) for: 难以为继

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 62,668 33,162 54,695

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
难 nán- difficult (to...)
- problem
- difficulty
- difficult
- not good
难 nàn- disaster
- distress
- to scold
以 yǐ- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
以 yǐ- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
以 yǐ- old variant of 以[yi3]
以 yǐ- old variant of 以[yi3]
为 wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
为 wèi- because of
- for
- to
为 wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
为 wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]
继 jì- to continue
- to follow after
- to go on with
- to succeed
- to inherit
- then
- afterwards

Other Words Containing 难以为继

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo