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轻而易举

qīng ér yì jǔ · qing er yi ju

Traditional 輕而易舉

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. easy
  2. with no difficulty
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An easy math problem

  1. Dengdeng

    这道(zhèdào)数学题(shùxuétí)你(nǐ)会(huì)做(zuò)吗(ma)？

    Can you do this math problem?

  2. Liangliang

    轻而易举(qīngéryìjǔ)！答案(dáàn)是(shì)十二(shíèr)。

    Easy! The answer is twelve.

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)十一(shíyī)吧(ba)？

    Is it eleven?

  4. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)……看来(kànlai)不(bù)是(shì)轻而易举(qīngéryìjǔ)。

    Sorry... it seems it is not easy after all.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)下次(xiàcì)说(shuō)轻而易举(qīngéryìjǔ)之前(zhīqián)，先(xiān)想一想(xiǎngyīxiǎng)。

    Next time, think before you say it is easy.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)轻(qīng)而(ér)易(yì)举(jǔ)地(de)碰(pèng)到(dào)我(wǒ)的(de)脚(jiǎo)趾(zhǐ)。

I can easily touch my toes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)轻(qīng)而(ér)易(yì)举(jǔ)的(de)就(jiù)把(bǎ)诗(shī)背(bèi)熟(shú)了(le)。

She had no difficulty in learning the poem by heart.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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