不易 (bù yì) — not easy; difficult; (literary) unchanging; constant

Definition

Literary adjective for 'not easy; hard to do', stronger and more formal than the everyday 难. Also used in the written sense 'unchanging, constant'.

adjective
not easydifficult(literary) unchangingconstant

Examples

  • 不易
    Zhè jiàn shì bù yì zuò, xū yào huā hěn duō shí jiān.
    This matter is not easy to do; it requires a lot of time.
  • 不易
    Xué xí yì zhǒng xīn yǔ yán bù yì, dàn jiān chí xià qù jiù huì yǒu shōu huò.
    Learning a new language is not easy, but if you persist you will gain something.
  • 不易
    Tā duì péng you de ài shǐ zhōng bù yì.
    His love for friends has always been unchanging.
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