难说難說 nán shuō — hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict)
nán (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)nan2 shuo1
Traditional: 難說
hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict)
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict)
hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict); cannot bring oneself to say it
verb
Character breakdown
Words containing 说
- 说說shuō (first tone, high and level)to say, to speak
- 说话說話shuōhuà (first tone, high and level)to talk, to speak
- 说明說明shuō (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)to explain
- 听说聽說tīng (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level)to hear (sth said)
- 说实话說實話shuō (first tone, high and level) shí (second tone, rising) huà (fourth tone, falling)to speak the truth
- 说法說法shuō (first tone, high and level) fǎ (third tone, dipping)to expound Buddhist teachings
- 再说再說zài (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)to say again
- 小说小說xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shuō (first tone, high and level)novel
- 比如说比如說bǐ (third tone, dipping) rú (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)for example
- 传说傳說chuán (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)legend
- 也就是说也就是說yě (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)in other words
- 据说據說jù (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)it is said that
- 说不定說不定shuō (first tone, high and level) bu (neutral tone) dìng (fourth tone, falling)can't say for sure
- 说服說服shuō (first tone, high and level) fú (second tone, rising)to persuade
- 说道說道shuō (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling)to state
- 说谎說謊shuō (first tone, high and level) huǎng (third tone, dipping)to lie
- 别说別說bié (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- 虽说雖說suī (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level)though