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难行
nánxíng
Description
"难行"的意思是很难走，或者一件事很难做。
"难行" means difficult to walk or something hard to do.
下大雨的时候，山路又湿又滑，非常难行。
When it rains heavily, the mountain path is wet and slippery, making it very 难行.
Meanings
难行nánxíng
hard to walk or pass through
这条路太窄，车子难行。
This road is too narrow for cars to pass easily.
难行nánxíng
difficult to carry out or do
这个计划知易行难，说起来容易做起来难行。
This plan is easier said than done; it's easy to talk about but hard to carry out.
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Notes
- Etymology
难 (difficult) + 行 (to walk/go); literally "difficult to travel."
- Nuance
more formal or written than the everyday phrase 很难走.
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