容易

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adjective HSK 3 #627

Meanings

HSK 1

说起来容易，做起来难。

Shuō qǐlái róngyì, zuò qǐlái nán.

Easier said than done.

HSK 2

这道题很容易。

Zhè dào tí hěn róngyì.

This question is very easy.

HSK 3

冬天容易感冒。

Dōngtiān róngyì gǎnmào.

It's easy to catch a cold in winter.

grammar

容易 has two patterns: (1) 很容易 = easy; (2) 容易 + verb = likely to / prone to: 容易忘 (easily forgets), 容易累 (gets tired easily).

usage

The opposite is 难 (difficult) or 不容易 (not easy - which can also mean 'impressive/remarkable').

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