Chinese phrase
比我想的难多了 bǐ wǒ xiǎng de nán duō le
Meaning
much harder than I thought
When to use it
Says that something is much harder than expected. It compares real difficulty with an earlier guess and often explains why a task is not finished.
Example dialogue
这道数学题你做完了吗？ zhè dào shù xué tí nǐ zuò wán le ma
Have you finished this math problem?
还没有，比我想的难多了。 hái méi yǒu bǐ wǒ xiǎng de nán duō le
Not yet. It is much harder than I thought.