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轻而易举

qīng ér yì jǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
easy / with no difficulty
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7a78185355e4d5de. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

輕而易舉 轻而易举 [qing1 er2 yi4 ju3] /easy/with no difficulty/

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Other forms in these source records: 輕而易舉

  • 轻
    qīng

    light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 易
    yì

    easy / amiable / to change / to exchange / prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"

    Yì

    surname Yi / I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經|易经[Yì jīng])

  • 举
    jǔ

    to lift / to hold up / to cite / to enumerate / to act / to raise / to choose / to elect / act / move / deed

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.