难能可贵 nánnéngkěguì

1. Rare and precious^†
2. valuable^†
3. remarkable^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 难能可贵, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

难能可贵 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

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What does 难能可贵 mean in English?

难能可贵 is pronounced nánnéngkěguì and means Rare and precious, valuable, remarkable †.

How do you pronounce 难能可贵?

难能可贵 is nánnéngkěguì in pinyin — written nannengkegui without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 难能可贵?

难能可贵 is written with 4 characters: 难 (nán) Difficult (hard - bad), 能 (néng) Can (ability - capable - energy), 可 (kě) Can (able to - may - but), 贵 (guì) Expensive (honorable). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 难能可贵 written in traditional Chinese?

難能可貴. The simplified form 难能可贵 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 難能可貴 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced nánnéngkěguì.

Is 难能可贵 an HSK word?

Yes — 难能可贵 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.