难解 難解 nán jiě hard to solve / hard to dispel / hard to understand / hard to undo 失聪 失聰 shī cōng to go deaf / to lose one's hearing / deafness / hearing loss syn 百闻不如一见 百聞不如一見 bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom) / seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others / seeing is believing 好故事百听不厌 好故事百聽不厭 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times. / One never tires of hearing good new. 难说 難說 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict) / cannot bring oneself to say it syn 国际重听者联合会 International Federation of Hard of Hearing People 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort / to try hard / to strive / hard-working / conscientious syn 辛苦 xīn kǔ exhausting / hard / tough / arduous / to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble / hardship(s) syn 移动硬盘 移動硬盤 yí dòng yìng pán portable hard drive / external hard drive 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears 硬碟 yìng dié (Tw) hard disk / hard drive 难解难分 難解難分 nán jiě nán fēn hard to untie, hard to separate (idiom) / inextricably involved / locked in battle syn 积重难返 積重難返 jī zhòng nán fǎn ingrained habits are hard to overcome (idiom) / bad old practices die hard syn 刻苦耐劳 刻苦耐勞 kè kǔ nài láo to bear hardships and work hard (idiom) / assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity syn 戴盆望天 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties syn 良工心苦 liáng gōng xīn kǔ expert craft from hard practice (idiom) / hard-won skill / A masterpiece demands suffering. 疑难杂症 疑難雜症 yí nán zá zhèng dubious or hard-to-treat cases (medicine) / hard cases 难以应付 難以應付 nán yǐ yìng fù hard to deal with / hard to handle 硬磁盘 硬磁盤 yìng cí pán hard drive / hard disk 明枪好躲，暗箭难防 明槍好躲，暗箭難防 míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 明槍易躲，暗箭難防 míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies 硬墙营房 硬牆營房 yìng qiáng yíng fáng hard-walled camp / hard-walled module / rigid structure 硬墙宿舍 硬墻宿舍 hard-walled camp / hard-walled module / rigid structure 储存场 儲存場 chǔ cún chǎng hard-standing / hard-stand 难搞 難搞 nán gǎo hard to deal with / hard to get along with 硬式磁碟机 硬式磁碟機 yìng shì cí dié jī hard disk / hard drive 硬编码 硬編碼 yìng biān mǎ (computing) to hard code / hard-coded 聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent / clever / bright / acute (of sight and hearing) syn 听力 聽力 tīng lì hearing / listening ability 听不懂 聽不懂 tīng bu dǒng unable to make sense of what one is hearing 听觉 聽覺 tīng jué sense of hearing / auditory 听懂 聽懂 tīng dǒng to understand (on hearing) / to catch (what is spoken) 矫正 矯正 jiǎo zhèng to correct / to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision) / to cure / rectification / correction / to straighten syn 听证会 聽證會 tīng zhèng huì (legislative) hearing 庭审 庭審 tíng shěn court hearing 预审 預審 yù shěn preliminary hearing / interrogation (of a suspect) / preliminary examination (of a project etc) 助听器 助聽器 zhù tīng qì hearing aid 配戴 pèi dài to put on / to wear (mouthguard, contact lenses, hearing aid etc) syn 矫治 矯治 jiǎo zhì to correct (e.g. sight or hearing) / to rectify / to cure 会审 會審 huì shěn joint hearing / to review jointly (i.e. with other checkers) 官能 guān néng organic function / physical faculty / sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc) 闻风而动 聞風而動 wén fēng ér dòng to respond instantly / to act at once on hearing the news 耳力 ěr lì hearing ability 顺风耳 順風耳 shùn fēng ěr sb with preternaturally good hearing (in fiction) / fig. a well-informed person 扩音机 擴音機 kuò yīn jī amplifier / loudspeaker / hearing aid syn 耳背 ěr bèi to be hearing impaired syn 尖 jiān pointed / tapering / sharp / (of a sound) shrill / piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp / acute / keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point / tip / the best of sth / the cream of the crop syn 聪 聰 cōng (literary) acute (of hearing) / (bound form) clever / intelligent / sharp syn 听见风就是雨 聽見風就是雨 tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ lit. on hearing wind, to say rain / to agree uncritically with whatever people say / to parrot other people's words / to chime in with others 耳闻不如目见 耳聞不如目見 ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others 百听不厌 百聽不厭 bǎi tīng bù yàn worth hearing a hundred times 聆讯 聆訊 líng xùn hearing (law) 一笔抹杀 一筆抹殺 yī bǐ mǒ shā to blot out at one stroke / to reject out of hand / to deny without a hearing syn 公听会 公聽會 gōng tīng huì public hearing 复听 複聽 fù tīng double hearing / diplacusis 时有所闻 時有所聞 shí yǒu suǒ wén heard from time to time / one keeps hearing that... syn 秋审 秋審 qiū shěn autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing) 听审会 聽審會 tīng shěn huì hearing (law) 听得懂 聽得懂 tīng de dǒng to understand (by hearing) / to catch (what sb says) 听腻了 聽膩了 tīng nì le fed up of hearing 超声频 超聲頻 chāo shēng pín ultrasonic / beyond human hearing 公开审讯 gōng kāi shěn xùn public hearing 听讯 hearing 年度议会听证会 年度議會聽證會 annual parliamentary hearing 听觉障碍者 聽覺障礙者 hearing impaired 欧洲经济委员会区域听证会 歐洲經濟委員會區域聽證會 hearing for the region of the Economic Commission for Europe 不公开审理 不公開審理 bù gōng kāi shěn lǐ in-camera hearing 接受公开审讯的权利 接受公開審訊的權利 right to a public hearing 正式听审 正式聽審 formal hearing 审前会议 審前會議 pre-trial conference / pre-trial hearing 听风就是雨 聽風就是雨 tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom) / to believe rumors / to be credulous 辅具 輔具 fǔ jù assistive device (walking frame, hearing aid etc) 闻风先遁 聞風先遁 wén fēng xiān dùn to flee at hearing the news (idiom) 聋胞 聾胞 lóng bāo hearing impaired person (Tw) 耳根 ěr gēn base of the ear / ear / (Buddhism) sense of hearing syn 聋人 聾人 lóng rén deaf person / hearing-impaired person 听障 聽障 tīng zhàng hearing impairment 目录 目錄 mù lù catalog / table of contents / directory (on computer hard drive) / list / contents syn 难以 難以 nán yǐ hard to (predict, imagine etc) syn 硬盘 硬盤 yìng pán hard disk 分配 fēn pèi to distribute / to assign / to allocate / to partition (a hard drive) syn 难得 難得 nán dé seldom / rare / hard to come by syn 想不到 xiǎng bu dào unexpected / hard to imagine / it had not occurred to me / who could have thought that syn 沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 艰难 艱難 jiān nán difficult / hard / challenging syn 难免 難免 nán miǎn hard to avoid / difficult to escape from / will inevitably syn 艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ difficult / hard / arduous syn 力争 力爭 lì zhēng to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly syn 苦苦 kǔ kǔ strenuously / persistently / hard / painful 顽强 頑強 wán qiáng tenacious / hard to defeat syn 坚固 堅固 jiān gù firm / firmly / hard / stable syn 机车 機車 jī chē locomotive / train engine car / (Tw) scooter / (Tw) (slang) hard to get along with / to be a pain in the ass / (Tw) damn! / crap! syn 坚硬 堅硬 jiān yìng hard / solid syn 疑难 疑難 yí nán hard to understand / difficult to deal with / knotty / complicated syn 强硬 強硬 qiáng yìng tough / unyielding / hard-line syn 力学 力學 lì xué mechanics / to study hard 迷离 迷離 mí lí blurred / hard to make out distinctly syn 