好
不
容
易

With great difficulty in Chinese: 好不容易 (hǎo bù róng yì)

hǎo bù róng yì

with great difficulty

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Definitions

  1. 1with great difficulty
  2. 2very difficult

Stroke order

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好
不
容
易

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄠˇ

hǎo

ㄏ/ hㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄖㄨㄥˊ

róng

ㄖ/ rㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我好不容易才买到这张票。

    wǒ hǎo bù róng yì cái mǎi dào zhè zhāng piào。

    I only managed to get this ticket with great difficulty.

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Related words

不

bù

no

好

hǎo

good

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

爱好

ài hào

to like

容易

róng yì

easy

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

好处

hǎo chǔ

easy to get along with

好像

hǎo xiàng

as if

内容

nèi róng

content

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