難能可貴 nán néng kě guì

DEFINITIONS

  1. rare and precious
  2. valuable
  3. remarkable

CHARACTERS

難 nán difficult, arduous, hard; unable
能 néng
HSK 1
to be able; can, permitted to; ability
可 kě
HSK 2
may, can, -able; possibly
貴 guì expensive, costly, valuable