难 nán
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 又 and, also, again, in addition 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
难以置信
nányǐzhìxìn
unbelievable; hard to believe
Characters in this word
置 zhì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 罒 — net, network
- Made of
- 罒 net, network 直 straight, vertical
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他一个人走了几百公里，这简直难以置信。 Tā yí ge rén zǒu le jǐ bǎi gōnglǐ, zhè jiǎnzhí nányǐzhìxìn. He walked several hundred kilometres alone, which is simply unbelievable.
- 听到自己中奖的消息，她觉得难以置信。 Tīngdào zìjǐ zhòngjiǎng de xiāoxi, tā juéde nányǐzhìxìn. Hearing the news that she had won a prize, she found it hard to believe.
- 这么小的孩子竟然能弹得这么好，让人难以置信。 Zhème xiǎo de háizi jìngrán néng tán de zhème hǎo, ràng rén nányǐzhìxìn. It is hard to believe that such a small child can play so well.