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巴巴结结

/ bābā jiē jiē /
Strokes

Definition

to manage with difficulty/only just getting by/in a difficult position

Example

As an Adjective

managing to succeed in doing sth; do sth after a fashion; succeed only/just after making great efforts

1
zhǐnéng
只能
巴巴
jiē
jiē
dòu
dǒng
yīngwén
英文
bàozhǐ
报纸
  

He could read English papers after a fashion.

As an Adjective

sedulous; with an effort; with difficulty

2
巴巴
jiējiē
结结
de
lǎoyuǎn
老远
pǎo
lái
  
,
jiēguǒ
结果
què
shīsuǒwàng
大失所望
  

With an effort, she came all the way here, only to be greatly disappointed.

3
Lǎorén
老人
巴巴
jiējiē
结结
de
zǒu
dào
tīng
客厅
  

The old man managed to walk to the drawing room, with great effort/difficulty.

As an Adjective

stammering; stuttering

4
de
shuōhuà
说话
巴巴
jiējiē
结结
de
  

He was stammering with fright.