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来之不易

láizhī-búyì

(idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

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(idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained

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The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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What does 来之不易 mean in Chinese?

来之不易 (láizhī-búyì) means (idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained.

How do you pronounce 来之不易?

来之不易 is pronounced láizhī-búyì.

Is 来之不易 an HSK word?

来之不易 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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