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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