来之不易
lái zhī bù yì
hard-won
Character by character
来lái
come
come
之zhī
it
it
不bù
not
not
易yì
easy
easy
Example
这个落户的机会来之不易，你要好好珍惜。
This chance to get residency was hard-won; treasure it.
Tone: neutral.
Learn this in Lesson 8 · HSK 5: 户口制度 (The hukou system)
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