难望项背 nánwàngxiàngbèi far behind Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 难 難 nán adjective difficult difficult; hard to do; troublesome; not easy; problematic; the opposite of 容易 róngyì望 wàng verb to gaze to look into the distance; to gaze toward; to observe or watch from afar项背 項背 xiàngbèi someone's back a person's back as seen from behind, especially when following or trying to catch up with them