Definition
不易 is a stative verb meaning 'not easy' — the opposite of 容易. In literary or classical contexts, it can also mean 'unchanging' (from the sense of 易 as 'change'), but this usage is less common in everyday conversation; you'll mostly encounter it in fixed phrases or formal writing.
s.v.
not easydifficult(literary) unchangingconstant
Examples
- 不易，。Zhè jiàn shì bù yì zuò, xūyào huā hěn duō shíjiān.This matter is not easy to do; it requires a lot of time.
- 不易，。Xuéxí yì zhǒng xīn yǔyán bù yì, dàn jiānchí xiàqù jiù huì yǒu shōuhuò.Learning a new language is not easy, but if you persist you will gain something.
- 不易。Tā duì péngyou de ài shǐzhōng bù yì.His love for friends has always been unchanging.
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