barely in Chinese

勉强勉強

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

miǎnqiǎng

to do with difficulty
to force sb to do sth
reluctant
barely enough

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Example sentences

tā 他 miǎnqiǎng 勉强 tóngyì 同意 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 jiànyì 建议。

He reluctantly agreed to my proposal.
wǒ 我 kěyǐ 可以 miǎnqiǎng 勉强 de 地 róngrěn 容忍 tā 他 de 的 xíngwéi 行为。

I can barely stand his behavior.

Other words for barely

仅（僅） jǐn HSK 3

barely; only; merely
仅仅（僅僅） jǐnjǐn HSK 3

barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
刚（剛） gāng HSK 2

hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly
甫 fǔ

(classical) barely; just; just now

4 entries in ChineseDict list "barely" as a meaning.