小菜一碟 xiǎocài-yìdié a small appetizer
a small appetizer; a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)
How to remember 小菜一碟: 小 small + 菜 dish + 一 one + 碟 plate = a small appetizer.
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How it is used
- Idiom, 'a small plate of side dish' - a piece of cake, dead easy: 这点活儿对我来说小菜一碟 (zhè diǎn huór duì wǒ lái shuō xiǎocài yīdié) this bit of work is a breeze for me.
- Confident, casual boast that a task is trivial; English equivalent 'a piece of cake.'
- Spoken register, often shrugging off a challenge.
Example sentences
- 小菜一碟。 Xiǎocàiyīdié.It's a piece of cake.