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轻而易举

qīng'éryìjǔ

easy; with no difficulty

A person hops up a staircase with ease
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Characters in this word

轻 qīng

Strokes
9
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

而 ér

Strokes
6
Radical
而 — and, and then, and yet

举 jǔ

Strokes
9
Radical
丶 — dot
Made of
兴 to thrive, to prosper, to flourish 扌 hand
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这个问题看似复杂,掌握核心原理后便能轻而易举地解决。 Zhège wèntí kànsì fùzá, zhǎngwò héxīn yuánlǐ hòu biàn néng qīng'éryìjǔ de jiějué. The problem looks complicated, but once the core principle is understood it can be solved with ease.
  • 有了地图,我们轻而易举地找到了那家小店。 Yǒu le dìtú, wǒmen qīng'éryìjǔ de zhǎodào le nà jiā xiǎodiàn. With a map, we found that little shop with ease.
  • 别把这件事想得太难,其实轻而易举就能完成。 Bié bǎ zhè jiàn shì xiǎng de tài nán, qíshí qīng'éryìjǔ jiù néng wánchéng. Don't think this matter is too difficult; in fact it can be done easily.

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