🀄 Chengyu Guesser

Daily Chinese Idiom Guessing Game

难能可贵 (nán néng kě guì)

medium
nán
néng
guì
▶ Play this Idiom Challenge (在游戏中猜这道题)

English Meaning (英文释义)

An achievement or quality is especially commendable because it is rare and difficult to attain.

Definition (中文解释)

难能极难做到。指不容易做到的事居然能做到,非常可贵。

Derivation (典故出处)

宋·苏轼《荀卿论》子路之勇,子贡之辩,冉有之智,此三子者,皆天下之所谓难能而可贵者也。”

Example (造句示例)

Her ability to stay calm under pressure is truly admirable and hard to come by.