轻而易举 (qīng ér yì jǔ) — very easy, effortless (idiom)
Definition
Idiom meaning 'effortless, easy to do' — stronger and more literary than 容易, and not a fixed 4-character idiom like 小菜一碟 (which is colloquial 'a piece of cake').
phrase
very easyeffortless (idiom)
Examples
- 轻而易举。Zhè jiàn shì bú shì qīng ér yì jǔ jiù néng wán chéng de.This matter is not something that can be completed easily.
- 轻而易举。Tā qīng ér yì jǔ dì yíng dé le bǐ sài.He won the match with ease.
- ,轻而易举。Duì zhuān yè rén shì lái shuō, zhè ge wèn tí qīng ér yì jǔ.For professionals, this problem is a piece of cake.
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