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容易róng yìeasy; straightforward

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容易 (róng yì) means "easy; straightforward" or "likely; liable to; apt to." It appears in 这个题很容易。 (This question is easy.) and 冬天人很容易生病。 (In winter people get sick easily.) In the dialogue, B finds a test question easy. Then A coughs, and B warns that people fall ill easily in winter.

What does 容易 mean?

  1. 1.

    easy; straightforwardadjective

  2. 2.

    likely; liable to; apt toadjective

What do the characters in 容易 mean?

  • 容to allow
  • 易easy

How do you use 容易?

See it in 很容易 and 容易生病

What are some examples of 容易 in a sentence?

  1. 这个题很容易。

    Zhège tí hěn róngyì.

    This question is easy.

  2. 冬天人很容易生病。

    Dōngtiān rén hěn róngyì shēngbìng.

    In winter people get sick easily.

How is 容易 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你会做第一个题吗?

    Nǐ huì zuò dì yī ge tí ma?

    Can you do the first question?

  2. Speaker B:

    会,这个题很容易。

    Huì, zhège tí hěn róngyì.

    Yes, this question is easy.

  3. Speaker A:

    太好了。我今天有点儿不舒服。

    Tài hǎo le. Wǒ jīntiān yǒudiǎnr bù shūfu.

    Great. I feel a bit unwell today.

  4. Speaker B:

    多穿衣服,冬天人很容易生病。

    Duō chuān yīfu, dōngtiān rén hěn róngyì shēngbìng.

    Wear more clothes; in winter people get sick easily.

Can you use 容易 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (easy): 这个题很___。 (This question is easy.)
  2. 2.What does 冬天人很容易生病。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "easy"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.