好不容易

hǎo bù róng yì · hao bu rong yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. with great difficulty
  2. very difficult

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)好(hǎo)不(bù)容(róng)易(yì)才(cái)回(huí)答(dá)了(le)他(tā)们(men)老(lǎo)师(shī)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)。

They answered their teacher's question with difficulty.

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02

我(wǒ)好(hǎo)不(bù)容(róng)易(yì)才(cái)买(mǎi)到(dào)这(zhè)张(zhāng)火(huǒ)车(chē)票(piào)。

I had a hard time getting this train ticket.

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