Definition
轻而易举 is a formal, written idiom meaning 'very easy, effortless' — it describes a task that requires almost no effort to accomplish. It is stronger and more literary than 容易 (just 'easy') or 轻松 ('relaxed, effortless'), and more formal than the colloquial idiom 小菜一碟 ('a piece of cake').
phrase
very easyeffortless (idiom)
Examples
- 轻而易举。Zhè jiàn shì bú shì qīng ér yì jǔ jiù néng wánchéng de.This matter is not something that can be completed easily.
- 轻而易举。Tā qīng ér yì jǔ de yíngdé le bǐsài.He won the match with ease.
- ，轻而易举。Duì zhuānyè rénshì lái shuō, zhège wèntí qīng ér yì jǔ.For professionals, this problem is a piece of cake.
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