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不易

búyì

not easy

A person pushing a boulder uphill
Memory picture

Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 生活不易。 Shēnghuó bú yì. Life is hard.
  • 学中文不易。 Xué Zhōngwén bú yì. Studying Chinese is difficult.
  • 做饭不易。 Zuòfàn bú yì. Cooking is not easy.

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