轻而易举

輕而易舉

qīng'ér-yìjǔ

idiom HSK 7-9 #8,626

Meanings

Light and easy to lift - something so simple it takes no effort at all.

HSK 1

对他来说，这个考试轻而易举。

Duì tā láishuō, zhège kǎoshì qīng'ér-yìjǔ.

For him, this exam was a piece of cake.

HSK 3

她轻而易举地赢了比赛。

Tā qīng'ér-yìjǔ de yíng le bǐsài.

She won the competition effortlessly.

HSK 6

别以为赚钱是轻而易举的事。

Bié yǐwéi zhuànqián shì qīng'ér-yìjǔ de shì.

Don't think making money is an easy thing.

grammar

轻而易举 can be used as a predicate (这件事轻而易举), as an adverb with 地 (轻而易举地完成), or as an attributive (轻而易举的事). Very versatile in sentence position.

轻 qīng

而 ér

易 yì

举 jǔ