容易
HSK 3freq #664
Meanings
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- 1.easy; straightforward
- 2.likely; liable to; apt to
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Wiktionary
- 1.easy; simple
- 2.likely; liable; prone
- 3.having an easy life
- 4.rash; hasty; careless; flippant
- 5.impudent; wanton; unbridled
- 6.negligent; careless
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Etymology
Rebracketing of 何容易 (OC *ɡaːl loŋ leɡ, “how can one + change”) with influence from 易 (OC *leːɡs, “easy”).
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Components
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Characters
Example sentences
可不容易。
It hasn't been easy.
很容易感冒。
It's easy to catch a cold.
纸容易着火。
Paper burns easily.
游泳很容易。
Swimming is easy.
第二课容易。
Lesson Two is easy.
纸容易着火。
Paper catches fire easily.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
不容易不輕容易不轻容易呼蛇容易遣蛇難呼蛇容易遣蛇难好不容易好容易捉虎容易放虎難捉虎容易放虎难放虎容易擒虎難放虎容易擒虎难明鎗容易躲，暗劍最難防明枪容易躲，暗剑最难防明鎗容易躲，暗箭最難防明枪容易躲，暗箭最难防談何容易谈何容易請神容易送神難请神容易送神难起頭容易結梢難起头容易结梢难非同容易
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Related words
好容易 (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty好不容易 with great difficulty谈何容易 easier said than done (idiom)请神容易送神难 it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away步子太大，容易扯着蛋 if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛优[Gě Yōu] in the 2010 action comedy movie 让子弹飞[Ràng Zǐ dàn Fēi])