How to say “easy” in Chinese
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“Easy” in Chinese is 容易, róng yì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
容易 is read róng yì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”.
On top, 日 “sun”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “容易”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 容易. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 学外语不容易xuéwàiyǔbùróngyìLearning a foreign language isn't easy.
- 管理一家公司不容易guǎnlǐyìjiāgōngsībùróngyìRunning a company isn't easy.
- 学汉语比我想象的容易xuéHànyǔbǐwǒxiǎngxiàngderóngyìLearning Chinese is easier than I thought.
- 我好不容易才找到这家店。wǒhǎobùróngyìcáizhǎodàozhèjiādiànI barely managed to find this shop.
- 我好容易才买到票wǒhǎoróngyìcáimǎidàopiàoI barely managed to get a ticket.
- 我好容易才找到你wǒhǎoróngyìcáizhǎodàonǐI had a hard time finding you.
More words from the lesson “Hard or easy?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “easy” in Chinese?
“Easy” in Chinese is 容易, pinyin róngyì.
What does 容易 mean?
容易 (róngyì) means “easy”.
How do you write 容易?
容易 is 2 characters: 容 (róng) — contain; appearance; 易 (yì) — easy; change. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 容易?
容易 is read róngyì. Tones: róng — second tone, yì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“easy” in the lesson “Hard or easy?”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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