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好容易

hǎoróngyì

with difficulty

A tired person finally reaches the top of a hill
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Characters in this word

好 hǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 子 son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

容 róng

Strokes
10
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 容

Example phrases

  • 我们好容易才订到回家的车票,千万别把时间记错了。 Wǒmen hǎoróngyì cái dìng dào huí jiā de chēpiào, qiānwàn bié bǎ shíjiān jì cuò le. We only managed with great difficulty to book tickets home, so be sure not to get the time wrong.
  • 他好容易才把行李箱拖上了五楼。 Tā hǎoróngyì cái bǎ xínglixiāng tuō shàng le wǔ lóu. He had a hard time dragging the suitcase up to the fifth floor.
  • 好容易放假了,你就好好休息几天吧。 Hǎoróngyì fàngjià le, nǐ jiù hǎohāo xiūxi jǐ tiān ba. The holiday has finally come, so take a few days to rest properly.

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