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轻而易举 — “Effortless”

轻而易举 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “effortless”. Very easy to do; a piece of cake. Literally, “light and easy to do”.

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轻而易举 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 轻qīng
  • 而ér
  • 易yì
  • 举jǔ

轻而易举 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
轻
qīng9light in weight or degree
而
ér6and, but, then
易
yì8easy, change, or trade
举
jǔ9lift, raise, or undertake

Example Sentence with 轻而易举

对他来说,解决这个数学问题简直是轻而易举。
For him, solving this math problem was a piece of cake.

Idioms Related to 轻而易举

Synonyms of 轻而易举

  • tuò唾shǒu手kě可dé得easily obtainable
  • yì易rú如fǎn反zhǎng掌extremely easy to do

Antonyms of 轻而易举

  • cùn寸bù步nán难xíng行unable to move a single step
  • lái来zhī之bù不yì易not easily come by

More idioms starting with 轻

  • qīng轻shì世ào傲wù物scorn the world and be arrogant
  • qīng轻shì世sì肆zhì志scorn conventions and indulge will
  • qīng轻jǔ举wàng妄dòng动act rashly without careful consideration
  • qīng轻jǔ举jué绝sú俗withdraw from society and live in seclusion
  • qīng轻jǔ举yuǎn远yóu游withdraw from society and live in seclusion
  • qīng轻shì事zhòng重bào报exaggerate a minor issue in a report
  • qīng轻yú于hóng鸿máo毛utterly worthless or insignificant
  • qīng轻wēi偎dī低bàng傍gently snuggling and leaning close
  • qīng轻yáo傜bó薄fù赋lighten corvée and reduce taxes
  • qīng轻dòng动gān干gē戈Rashly resort to military action
  • qīng轻zú卒ruì锐bīng兵agile elite troops with sharp weapons
  • qīng轻kǒu口bó薄shé舌speak carelessly or flippantly

Questions about 轻而易举

What does 轻而易举 mean?
轻而易举 (qīng ér yì jǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “effortless”.
How do you pronounce 轻而易举?
轻而易举 is pronounced qīng ér yì jǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 轻而易举 literally mean?
Literally, 轻而易举 means “light and easy to do”. It is used to mean “effortless”.
What is the Chinese definition of 轻而易举?
形容事情容易做,不费力气。
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