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好不容易

hǎo bù róng yì · hao bu rong yi

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Meaning

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  1. with great difficulty
  2. very difficult
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Hard-won tickets

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)好不容易(hǎobùróngyì)才(cái)买到(mǎidào)两张(liǎngzhāng)音乐会(yīnyuèhuì)的(de)票(piào)！

    I finally got two concert tickets, after a lot of trouble!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？什么时候(shénmeshíhou)？

    Really? When is it?

  3. Dengdeng

    下个(xiàge)星期六(xīngqīliù)，我(wǒ)抢了(qiǎngle)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)。

    Next Saturday. I fought for them all evening.

  4. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！好不容易(hǎobùróngyì)买到(mǎidào)的(de)票(piào)，给我(gěiwǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    Great! Tickets you got with such trouble, let me see.

  5. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，票上(piàoshàng)的(de)日期(rìqī)是(shì)去年(qùnián)。

    Dengdeng, the date on the ticket is last year.

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)好不容易(hǎobùróngyì)买(mǎi)的(de)票(piào)……

    What? The tickets I worked so hard to get...

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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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