难以置信
nán yǐ zhì xìn
hard to believe; incredible
Character by character
难nán
hard
hard
以yǐ
to
to
置zhì
place
place
信xìn
belief
belief
Example
他只学了一年中文，就能用中文做报告，真让人难以置信。
He had studied Chinese for only a year and could already give a talk in it: it was hard to believe.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
置信 is formal for believe. Usually 令人／让人难以置信 or 简直难以置信, of good or bad surprises alike. 不可思议 says something is beyond understanding; 难以置信 only that it is hard to accept as true.
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