轻而易举 qīng’éryìjǔ easy
easy; with no difficulty
How to remember 轻而易举: 轻 light + 而 and yet + 易 easy + 举 lift = easy.
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How it is used
- Idiom: easily, with no effort at all - 他轻而易举地赢了比赛 (tā qīng'éryìjǔ de yíng le bǐsài) he won the match with total ease.
- Describes a task that takes little effort; used adverbially or predicatively (这事不是轻而易举的 this is no easy feat).
- Set phrase - literally "light and easy to lift." More vivid and emphatic than plain 容易 (róngyì, easy).