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轻而易举

輕而易舉
qīng'ér-yìjǔ
idiom HSK 7-9 #8,626

Meanings

  1. 1 easy as pie; effortless
  2. 2 to accomplish with little effort

Characters

轻
qīng
light; easy
而
ér
and; thus
易
yì
easy; simple
举
jǔ
to lift; to raise
Light and easy to lift - something so simple it takes no effort at all.

Examples

HSK 2
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 4
她轻而易举地赢了比赛。
Tā qīng'ér-yìjǔ de yíng le bǐsài.
She won the competition effortlessly.
HSK 4
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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

轻 qīng
而 ér
易 yì
举 jǔ