难保 (nán bǎo) — can't guarantee; can't say for sure; difficult to protect/keep/preserve (less common)
Definition
难保 (nán bǎo) means 'cannot guarantee' — used before a negative outcome to express that something is hard to be sure of or prevent. Common in the pattern 难保不… (e.g. 难保不下雨).
adjective
can't guaranteecan't say for suredifficult to protect/keep/preserve (less common)
Examples
- 难保。Jīn tiān nán bǎo bú xià yǔ.You can't guarantee it won't rain today.
- ，难保。Zhè me wǎn le, tā nán bǎo bù lái.It's so late; there's no guarantee he'll come.
- ，难保。Rú guǒ bù hǎo hǎo zhǔn bèi, kǎo shì nán bǎo bù jí gé.If you don't prepare well, it's hard to guarantee you won't fail the exam.
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