容易

róng yì

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Adjective Very common

Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 困难 kùn nan 困难 kùn nan difficult Direct opposite meaning difficult.: difficult
• 难 nán 难 nán difficult (to...) Common opposite in spoken Chinese.: difficult (to...)

Related words

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• 好 hǎo 好 hǎo good Used before verbs meaning 'easy to' (e.g., 好做).: good

Synonyms

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• 简单 jiǎn dān 简单 jiǎn dān simple Used for tasks that are simple or uncomplicated.: simple

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 来得容易，去得快 lái de róng yì , qù de kuài: Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
• 好不容易 好不容易 hǎo bù róng yì: with great difficulty
• 好容易 好容易 hǎo róng yì: (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty
• 步子太大，容易扯着蛋 步子太大，容易扯着蛋 bù zi tài dà , róng yì chě zhe dàn: if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優|葛优[gě yōu] in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛|让子弹飞[ràng zǐ dàn fēi])
• 谈何容易 谈何容易 tán hé róng yì: easier said than done (idiom)
• 请神容易送神难 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 容 róng: to contain