How to say “with great difficulty” in Chinese
with great difficulty, barely
“With great difficulty” in Chinese is 好容易, hǎo róng yì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
好容易 is read hǎo róng yì: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
女 “woman” and 子 “child” side by side: “good”.
On top, 宀 “roof”.
On top, 日 “sun”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “好容易”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 好容易. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我好容易才买到票wǒhǎoróngyìcáimǎidàopiàoI barely managed to get a ticket.
- 我好容易才找到你wǒhǎoróngyìcáizhǎodàonǐI had a hard time finding you.
More words from the lesson “Barely and in vain”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “with great difficulty” in Chinese?
“With great difficulty” in Chinese is 好容易, pinyin hǎoróngyì.
What does 好容易 mean?
好容易 (hǎoróngyì) means “with great difficulty, barely”.
How do you write 好容易?
好容易 is 3 characters: 好 (hǎo) — good, well; 容 (róng) — contain; appearance; 易 (yì) — easy; change. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 好容易?
好容易 is read hǎoróngyì. Tones: hǎo — third tone, róng — second tone, yì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“with great difficulty” in the lesson “Barely and in vain”
This word is from the topic “Adverbs: exactly how” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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