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来之不易

láizhī-búyì

Traditional: 來之不易

(idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained

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Meaning of 来之不易 in English

láizhī-búyìHSK 7–9Syllabus #7875
  1. (idiom) hard to come by; not easily obtained

Characters

来 on its own →
lái · to come

HSK words with 来

来HSK 1出来HSK 2过来HSK 2回来HSK 2进来HSK 2起来HSK 2上来HSK 2下来HSK 2后来HSK 3看来HSK 3
之 on its own →
zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalen

HSK words with 之

之HSK 4之后HSK 4之间HSK 4之前HSK 4之中HSK 4总之HSK 5之所以HSK 6反之HSK 7–9加之HSK 7–9之际HSK 7–9
不 on its own →
bù · no; not so

HSK words with 不

不HSK 1不要HSK 1不客气HSK 1对不起HSK 1不错HSK 2不好意思HSK 2不但HSK 3不见HSK 3不用HSK 3不同HSK 3
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HSK words with 易

容易HSK 3交易HSK 5轻易HSK 5贸易HSK 6易于HSK 6好容易HSK 6简易HSK 7–9易拉罐HSK 7–9轻而易举HSK 7–9显而易见HSK 7–9

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