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难能可贵
难能可贵 in English: rare and precious; valuable
nán néng kě guì
rare and precious; valuable
How to pronounce 难能可贵
nán néng kě guì (without tone marks: nan neng ke gui). nán is a second (rising) tone; néng is a second (rising) tone; kě is a third (low, dipping) tone; guì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 难能可贵
难 nán
difficult (to...); problem; difficulty
difficult (to...); problem; difficulty
能 néng
can; to be able to; might possibly
can; to be able to; might possibly
可 kě
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
贵 guì
expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank
expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank
Related words
| 能 | néng | can; to be able to | HSK 1 |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible | HSK 2 |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may | HSK 2 |
| 贵 | guì | expensive; noble | HSK 2 |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...); problem | HSK 3 |
| 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad; to feel unwell | HSK 3 |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute | HSK 3 |
| 困难 | kùn nan | difficult; challenging | HSK 4 |
| 难道 | nán dào | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? | HSK 4 |
| 难受 | nán shòu | to feel unwell; to suffer pain | HSK 4 |