轻而易举qīng ér yì jǔwith no difficulty

1. 1.

   with no difficultyidiom

Figurative meaning

With no difficulty.

Literal meaning

Light and easy to lift.

• 轻light
• 而and
• 易easy
• 举to lift

No attested origin story

轻而易举 often comes before 地 and a verb, and it can also describe a task after 是 or on its own.

1. HSK 3

   这个问题他轻而易举地解决了。

   Zhège wèntí tā qīng ér yì jǔ de jiějué le.

   He solved this problem with no difficulty.

2. HSK 4

   这个箱子很重，可是他轻而易举地搬了起来。

   Zhège xiāngzi hěn zhòng, kěshì tā qīng ér yì jǔ de bānle qǐlai.

   This box is very heavy, but he lifted it with no difficulty.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   这道题你会做吗？

   Zhè dào tí nǐ huì zuò ma?

   Can you do this question?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   会，很简单。

   Huì, hěn jiǎndān.

   Yes, it's easy.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你怎么做得这么快？

   Nǐ zěnme zuò de zhème kuài?

   How did you do it so fast?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   对我来说，这种题轻而易举。

   Duì wǒ lái shuō, zhè zhǒng tí qīng ér yì jǔ.

   For me, this kind of question is no trouble at all.

1. 1.What does 轻而易举 mean?

   AWith no difficultyBVery slowlyCWith great danger
2. 2.Which sentence uses 轻而易举 correctly?

   A这个问题他轻而易举地解决了。B这个问题很难，他轻而易举地没解决。C他轻而易举地很累。
3. 3.Which word fits best? 这个箱子很重，可是他____地搬了起来。 (This box is very heavy, but he lifted it with no difficulty.)

   A不知所措B轻而易举C人山人海

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