Chinese word dictionary

难能可贵

nánnéng-kěguì · rare and precious; valuable; remarkable

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Word information

Simplified难能可贵

Traditional難能可貴

Pinyinnánnéng-kěguì

Part of speechv

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

难nán

hard, difficult, arduous; unable

能néng

can, may; capable, full of energy

可kě

may, can, -able; possibly

贵guì

expensive, costly; valuable, precious

How to learn 难能可贵

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贵guì

Guizhou Province (abbr. for 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 Sheng3]); expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your

可以kěyǐ

can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

能néng

can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy; surname Neng

可能kěnéng

might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]

可kě

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however

可爱kě’ài

adorable; cute; lovely