勉勉強強
miǎnmiǎnqiǎngqiǎng
ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄤˇ
Simplified 勉勉强强
- 1to achieve with difficulty
- 2only just up to the task
- 3barely adequate
Example
他在鋼琴面前坐了下來，勉勉強強地彈了一首生日歌。
tā zài gāngqín miànqián zuò le xiàlai miǎnmiǎnqiǎngqiǎng de tán le yì shǒu shēngrì gē
He sat down at the piano and plonked out as best he could the "Happy Birthday" song.