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to do with difficulty
to encourage
to encourage oneself
to strive
to advise
to advise and encourage
to encourage each other
diligence
to try one's best to do sth
to tackle a difficult job
to achieve with difficulty
Notice where 勉 sits in each complete thought.
The train is about to leave, we can barely catch it.
Source: Tatoeba #421130 · CC BY 2.0 FRWe lived from hand to mouth in those days.
Source: Tatoeba #1974805 · CC BY 2.0 FRI speak a little Polish, just enough to make myself understood.
Source: Tatoeba #4546939 · CC BY 2.0 FRTom reluctantly signed the papers.
Source: Tatoeba #9489506 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe reluctantly agreed to my proposal.
Source: Tatoeba #848546 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe was able to cook herself dinner, after a fashion.
Source: Tatoeba #366822 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.