第二年第一百三十七天

[nnozomi]

语法
V + 好不容易 "doing X ain't easy" (or words to that effect) (bottom of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_difficulty_with_%22hao_(bu)_rongyi%22

词汇
级, level/grade; 高级, advanced/high-level; 年级, grade (in school); 中级, intermediate 级 jí, level/grade; 高级 gāojí, advanced/high-level; 年级 niánjí, grade (in school); 中级 zhōngjí, intermediate
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
[no 好不容易 of this kind]
高级物理加密装置, advanced physics encrypting equipment
咱们就是上下级的关系, I'm your superior

Me:
学习语法好不容易啊。
你女儿现在几年级？

Comments

[grayswandir]

Strange as it might seem, 好容易 has the same meaning as 好不容易

Whaaaat. I've only ever heard 好容易 with the exact opposite meaning, "very easy." :/

好容易 at Wiktionary:

1. (literally) so easy; not difficult at all
2. (idiomatic, often used adverbially) with much difficulty; very difficult

This is a contranym. Its meaning varies depending on its position and part of speech in a sentence.

So... another one of those "I miss not seeing you" / "I could care less" type things... except that it can also mean what it literally means...

[nnozomi]

So... another one of those "I miss not seeing you" / "I could care less" type things... except that it can also mean what it literally means...
Context is everything, oh dear.