with great difficulty; finally managed to do something
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
with great difficulty; barely managed
informalUsed ironically; literally means 'very easy,' but expresses that something was actually very difficult to accomplish. The action is usually in the past and succeeded after much effort. Often follows '才'.
Pǎo跑
biàn遍
le了
quán全
chéng城
，
hǎo好
róng容
yì易
cái才
mǎi买
dào到
zhè这
běn本
shū书
。
I searched all over the city and finally, with great difficulty, managed to buy this book.
Wǒ我
děng等
le了
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
，
hǎo好
róng容
yì易
cái才
dǎ打
shàng上
chē车
。
I waited for two hours and barely managed to get a taxi.
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Jiě解
shì释
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
tā他
hǎo好
róng容
yì易
cái才
tīng听
míng明
bai白
。
After explaining for a long time, he finally managed to understand.
Wǒ我
men们
hǎo好
róng容
yì易
cái才
pá爬
dào到
shān山
dǐng顶
。
We finally, with great effort, reached the mountaintop.