好
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(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty in Chinese: 好容易 (hǎo róng yì)

hǎo róng yì

(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty
  2. 2to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc)
  3. 3(literal usage) so easy

Stroke order

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好
容
易

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄠˇ

hǎo

ㄏ/ hㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄖㄨㄥˊ

róng

ㄖ/ rㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我好容易才把他劝住。

    wǒ hǎo róng yì cái bǎ tā quàn zhù。

    It was only with great difficulty that I talked him out of it.

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Related words

好

hǎo

good

好吃

hǎo chī

tasty

爱好

ài hào

to like

容易

róng yì

easy

好处

hǎo chǔ

easy to get along with

好像

hǎo xiàng

as if

内容

nèi róng

content

友好

yǒu hǎo

friendly

正好

zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

只好

zhǐ hǎo

to have no other option but to ...

最好

zuì hǎo

best

好奇

hào qí

inquisitive

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