不费吹灰之力

不費吹灰之力

bùfèichuīhuīzhīlì

idiom

Meanings

1 as easy as blowing away dust
2 effortlessly
3 a piece of cake

Characters

(possessive particle)

力

lì

strength, effort

Examples

HSK 2

对他来说，做这道题不费吹灰之力。

Duì tā láishuō, zuò zhè dào tí bùfèichuīhuīzhīlì.

For him, solving this problem takes no effort at all.

HSK 3

他不费吹灰之力就解决了这个问题。

Tā bùfèichuīhuīzhīlì jiù jiějué le zhège wèntí.

He solved the problem without breaking a sweat.

HSK 6

我们的队伍不费吹灰之力就赢了比赛。

Wǒmen de duìwǔ bùfèichuīhuīzhīlì jiù yíng le bǐsài.

Our team won the match without lifting a finger.

Tips

memory

Literally 'not needing even the force of blowing dust', blowing dust is the least effort imaginable, yet even that isn't required.

Informal-to-neutral. Works in speech and writing. Often paired with 就 to lead into the thing achieved effortlessly.

Stroke Order

不 bù

费 fèi

吹 chuī

灰 huī

之 zhī

力 lì