难以为继

Traditional: 難以為繼

nán yǐ wéi jì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) difficult to carry on; unsustainable

What does 难以为继 mean?

难以为继 (nán yǐ wéi jì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) difficult to carry on; unsustainable

Character breakdown

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难nándifficult (to...) · problem 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 继jìto continue · to follow after

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难以为继

nán yǐ wéi jì

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