轻而易举

輕而易舉

qīng'ér-yìjǔ

idiom HSK 7-9 #8,626

Meanings

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

Characters

to lift; to raise

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

Examples

对他来说，这个考试轻而易举。

Duì tā láishuō, zhège kǎoshì qīng'éryìjǔ.

For him, this exam was a piece of cake.

她轻而易举地赢了比赛。

Tā qīng'éryìjǔ de yíng le bǐsài.

She won the competition effortlessly.

别以为赚钱是轻而易举的事。

Bié yǐwéi zhuànqián shì qīng'éryìjǔ 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