难能可贵 nánnéngkěguì

1. estimable
2. extremely good

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 难能可贵 will read it the same way this page does.

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

What does 难能可贵 mean in English?

难能可贵 is pronounced nánnéngkěguì and means estimable, extremely good.

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.