易于 yìyú very likely
very likely; prone to
How to remember 易于: 易 easy + 于 at = very likely.
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How it is used
- To be easy to / prone to - 易于理解 (yìyú lǐjiě) easy to understand, 易于变质 (yìyú biànzhì) prone to spoiling.
- A formal verb-frame (易于 + verb) meaning 'readily/tends to'; written register.
- Contrast 容易 (róngyì, easy, colloquial and freestanding); 易于 must be followed by a verb and is more literary.