Expressing difficulty with "好不容易 (hǎo bù róngyì)"

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Expressing difficulty with "好不容易 (hǎo bù róngyì)" - HSK 5 Grammar

好不容易 (hǎo bù róngyì) means "very difficult" or "really not easy." The sentence is often followed by 才 (cái), emphasizing the action has been completed only with great difficulty.

What does this sentence tell about Sarah? - "Sarah 好不容易才做完这个项目。hǎobùróngyì cái zuòwán zhège xiàngmù.”

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She had a hard time finishing this project and eventually failed.

She had a hard time with this project and almost succeeded.

She had a hard time finishing this project and succeeded.

She was not good at this project but finished it easily.

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How do you say "it was no easy task for me to learn to swim" in Chinese?

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我不容易好学会了游泳。wǒ bùróngyì hǎo xuéhuì le yóuyǒng.

我好不容易才学会了游泳。wǒ hǎobùróngyì cái xuéhuì le yóuyǒng.

我好不容易学会游泳才。wǒ hǎobùróngyì xuéhuì yóuyǒng cái.

我学会了游泳好不容易。wǒ xuéhuì le yóuyǒng hǎobùróngyì.

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Which of the following sentences has a different meaning than the rest?

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我们好不容易才爬到了山顶。wǒmen hǎobùróngyì cái pá dàoliǎo shāndǐng.

我们好不容易才爬上了山顶。wǒmen hǎobùróngyì cái páshàng le shāndǐng.

我们好容易才爬到了山顶。wǒmen hǎoróngyì cái pá dàoliǎo shāndǐng.

我们好不容易才开始爬山。wǒmen hǎobùróngyì cái kāishǐ páshān.

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Which sentence is not grammatically correct?

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我好容易才养大一个孩子。wǒ hǎoróngyì cái yǎng dà yīgè háizi.

养大一个孩子好不容易啊。yǎng dà yīgè háizi hǎobùróngyì ā.

我好不容易才养大一个孩子。wǒ hǎobùróngyì cái yǎng dà yīgè háizi.

养大一个孩子好不容易才。yǎng dà yīgè háizi hǎobùróngyì cái.

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How do you say "It was a lot of trouble for me to get there" in Chinese？

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我不容易好到那儿。wǒ bùróngyì hǎo dào nàr.

我不容易到那儿好。wǒ bùróngyì dào nàr hǎo.

我好不容易才到那儿。wǒ hǎobùróngyì cái dào nàr.

我好容易到那儿啊。wǒ hǎoróngyì dào nàr ā.

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