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"difficult to achieve" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
难产 難產 nán chǎn difficult birth / (fig.) difficult to achieve
难以实现 難以實現 nán yǐ shí xiàn hard to accomplish / difficult to achieve
Chinese Pinyin Translation
孤掌难鸣 孤掌難鳴 gū zhǎng nán míng It's hard to clap with only one hand. / It takes two to tango / It's difficult to achieve anything without support. syn
一个巴掌拍不响 一個巴掌拍不響 yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support
困难 困難 kùn nan difficult / challenging / straitened circumstances / difficult situation syn
为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage) syn
难保 難保 nán bǎo hard to say / can't guarantee / difficult to protect / difficult to preserve syn
难 難 nán difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good syn
难為 難為 nán wéi difficult to do / difficult to manage
难上加难 難上加難 nán shàng jiā nán extremely difficult / even more difficult syn
难上难 難上難 nán shàng nán extremely difficult / even more difficult
克难 克難 kè nán to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful / (of circumstances) difficult / challenging / (of a budget) tight / (of a man-made thing) makeshift / rough and ready
实现 實現 shí xiàn to achieve / to implement / to realize / to bring about syn
工具 gōng jù tool / instrument / utensil / means (to achieve a goal etc) syn
达到 達到 dá dào to reach / to achieve / to attain syn
做到 zuò dào to accomplish / to achieve syn
成就 chéng jiù accomplishment / success / achievement / CL:個|个[ge4] / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about syn
发达 發達 fā dá well-developed / flourishing / to develop / to promote / to expand / (literary) to achieve fame and fortune / to prosper syn
冲刺 衝刺 chōng cì (sports) to sprint / to spurt / to dash / to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches syn
达不到 達不到 dá bù dào cannot achieve / cannot reach
出线 出線 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds / to go over the line / to qualify for the next round of competition / (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade / to achieve success
落空 lào kōng to fail to achieve something / to be fruitless syn
上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn
速成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time syn
飞升 飛昇 fēi shēng to fly upwards / (fig.) to rise / to increase / (Daoism) to ascend to heaven / to achieve immortality syn
豁然开朗 豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom) / to come to a wide clearing / fig. everything becomes clear at once / to achieve speedy enlightenment syn
得道 dé dào to achieve the Dao / to become an immortal
建功立业 建功立業 jiàn gōng lì yè to achieve or accomplish goals syn
毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn
飞黄腾达 飛黃騰達 fēi huáng téng dá lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom) / fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career syn
瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means syn
参悟 參悟 cān wù to comprehend (the nature of things etc) / to achieve enlightenment
殊途同归 殊途同歸 shū tú tóng guī different routes to the same destination (idiom) / fig. different means of achieve the same end syn
玉成 yù chéng please help achieve something (formal) syn
好大喜功 hào dà xǐ gōng to rejoice in grandiose deeds / to strive to achieve extraordinary things syn
水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn
滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn
创 創 chuàng to initiate / to create / to achieve (sth for the first time) syn
奏 zòu to play music / to achieve / to present a memorial to the emperor (old) syn
事在人为 事在人為 shì zài rén wéi the matter depends on the individual (idiom) / it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything. syn
名噪一时 名噪一時 míng zào yī shí to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom) / temporary or local celebrity syn
大彻大悟 大徹大悟 dà chè dà wù to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism)
径情直遂 徑情直遂 jìng qíng zhí suì to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
百计千方 百計千方 bǎi jì qiān fāng to exhaust every means to achieve sth (idiom)
铩羽而归 鎩羽而歸 shā yǔ ér guī (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions
涅槃 niè pán (Buddhism) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain) / to die (loanword from Sanskrit, abbr. for 涅槃那[nie4pan2na4])
不求有功，但求无过 不求有功，但求無過 bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
人非生而知之者，熟能无惑 人非生而知之者，熟能無惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
以失败而告终 以失敗而告終 yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng to succeed through failure / to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
功完行满 功完行滿 gōng wán xíng mǎn to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
勉勉强强 勉勉強強 miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng to achieve with difficulty / only just up to the task / barely adequate syn
取得胜利 取得勝利 qǔ dé shèng lì to prevail / to achieve victory / to be victorious
成绩卓然 成績卓然 chéng jì zhuó rán to achieve astounding results (idiom)
业荒于嬉 業荒於嬉 yè huāng yú xī to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
独立门户 獨立門戶 dú lì mén hù to live apart from parents (of married couple) / to achieve independence
达到目的 達到目的 dá dào mù dì to achieve one's aim / to get what one wants
实现千年发展目标全球业务计划 實現千年發展目標全球業務計劃 Global Business Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals
团结实现普及教育的声明 團結實現普及教育的聲明 Statement of Solidarity to Achieve Education for All
有成 yǒu chéng (literary) to achieve success syn
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) / one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
一口吃个胖子 一口吃個胖子 yī kǒu chī ge pàng zi lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible / to be impatient for success
励志哥 勵志哥 lì zhì gē (coll.) a guy who is admired for having overcome challenges to achieve success
吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) / no pain, no gain
熬出头 熬出頭 áo chū tóu to break clear of all the troubles and hardships / to achieve success / to make it
修成正果 xiū chéng zhèng guǒ to achieve Buddhahood through one's efforts and insight / to obtain a positive outcome after sustained efforts / to come to fruition
求好心切 qiú hǎo xīn qiè to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom) / to strive to achieve the best possible results / to be a perfectionist
人非生而知之者，孰能无惑 人非生而知之者，孰能無惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4])
四两拨千斤 四兩撥千斤 sì liǎng bō qiān jīn lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) / fig. to achieve much with little effort
舍不得孩子套不住狼 捨不得孩子套不住狼 shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb) / (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things
放卫星 放衛星 fàng wèi xīng to launch a satellite / (fig.) (neologism during the Great Leap Forward, c. 1958) to achieve prominent success / (later used sarcastically) to make exaggerated claims / to talk big
连中三元 連中三元 lián zhòng sān yuán (old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively / (sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)
达致 達致 dá zhì to attain / to achieve
有所作为 有所作為 yǒu suǒ zuò wéi (idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile / to make a positive contribution syn
双碳 雙碳 shuāng tàn "double carbon", i.e. peak carbon 碳達峰|碳达峰[tan4 da2 feng1] and carbon neutrality 碳中和[tan4 zhong1 he2] / China's double carbon policy, announced in 2020, which aims to reach peak carbon use by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060
一炮打响 一炮打響 yī pào - dǎ xiǎng (idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot / to achieve success at one's first try syn
事半功倍 shì bàn - gōng bèi (idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort syn
斩获 斬獲 zhǎn huò to kill or capture (in battle) / (fig.) (sports) to score (a goal) / to win (a medal) / (fig.) to reap rewards / to achieve gains
横空出世 橫空出世 héng kōng chū shì (idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion / to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success
多么 多麼 duō me how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent syn
难过 難過 nán guò to feel sad / to feel unwell / (of life) to be difficult syn
难题 難題 nán tí difficult problem syn
不易 bù yì not easy to do sth / difficult / unchanging syn
艰难 艱難 jiān nán difficult / hard / challenging syn
好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì with great difficulty / very difficult syn
难免 難免 nán miǎn hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably syn
困惑 kùn huò bewildered / perplexed / confused / difficult problem / perplexity syn
难受 難受 nán shòu to feel unwell / to suffer pain / to be difficult to bear syn
艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ difficult / hard / arduous syn
艰辛 艱辛 jiān xīn hardships / arduous / difficult syn
狼狈 狼狽 láng bèi in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derog.) syn
身处 身處 shēn chǔ in (some place) / to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc) / to find oneself in / placed in / surrounded by syn
疑难 疑難 yí nán hard to understand / difficult to deal with / knotty / complicated syn
别扭 彆扭 biè niu awkward / difficult / uncomfortable / not agreeing / at loggerheads / gauche syn
艰巨 艱巨 jiān jù (of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult / challenging / demanding syn
过不去 過不去 guò bu qù to make life difficult for / to embarrass / unable to make it through syn
自拔 zì bá to free oneself / to extricate oneself from a difficult situation syn
两难 兩難 liǎng nán dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice syn
攻坚 攻堅 gōng jiān to assault a fortified position / (fig.) to concentrate one's efforts on a particularly difficult part of one's mission
重担 重擔 zhòng dàn heavy burden / difficult task / great responsibility syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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