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容易

róng yì
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Adjective Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. easy; straightforward
  2. 2. likely; liable to; apt to

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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困难
kùn nan

difficult

Direct opposite meaning difficult.
难
nán

difficult (to...)

Common opposite in spoken Chinese.

Related words

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好
hǎo

good

Used before verbs meaning 'easy to' (e.g., 好做).

Synonyms

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简单
jiǎn dān

simple

Used for tasks that are simple or uncomplicated.

Usage notes

Collocations

Often paired with 很 (很 容易) to mean 'very easy,' but note that 很容易 can also mean 'very likely' depending on context.

Common mistakes

When meaning 'likely to,' 容易 is followed by a verb or verbal phrase (容易生病), not used before a noun as in English 'likely to rain' requires restructuring.

Example Sentences

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这件事不见得 容易 。
This matter is not necessarily easy.
他很 容易 发怒。
He gets angry easily.
长期不变的模式 容易 使思想僵化。
Long-standing unchanging patterns easily make thinking rigid.
感冒很 容易 传染。
Colds are very easily transmitted.
夏天牛奶 容易 变质。
Milk easily goes bad in summer.

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Words Containing 容易

来得容易，去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài

Easy come, easy go. (idiom)

好不容易
hǎo bù róng yì

with great difficulty

好容易
hǎo róng yì

(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty

步子太大，容易扯着蛋
bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn

(fig.) take things one step at a time

谈何容易
tán hé róng yì

easier said than done (idiom)

请神容易送神难
qǐng shén róng yì sòng shén nán

it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away

Child Words of 容易

容
róng

to contain