轻巧 輕巧 qīng qiǎo dexterous / deft / easy / light and easy to use / nimble / agile / lithe / graceful syn 安逸 ān yì easy and comfortable / easy syn 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all syn 来得容易，去得快 來得容易，去得快 lái de róng yì , qù de kuài Easy come, easy go. (idiom) 由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难 由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難 yóu jiǎn rù shē yì , yóu shē rù jiǎn nán (idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance / the reverse is not so easy 好办 好辦 hǎo bàn easy to do / easy to manage 基本 jī běn basic / fundamental / main / elementary syn 小学 小學 xiǎo xué elementary school / primary school syn 国小 國小 guó xiǎo elementary school (Tw) / abbr. for 國民小學|国民小学[guo2 min2 xiao3 xue2] 基础教育 基礎教育 jī chǔ jiào yù elementary education 粒子 lì zǐ (elementary) particle / grain 浅析 淺析 qiǎn xī primary, elementary or coarse analysis syn 小三 xiǎo sān mistress / the other woman (coll.) / grade 3 in elementary school 附小 fù xiǎo affiliated elementary school (abbr. for 附屬小學|附属小学[fu4 shu3 xiao3 xue2]) syn 初小 chū xiǎo lower elementary school (abbr. for 初級小學|初级小学[chu1 ji2 xiao3 xue2]) syn 基本粒子 jī běn lì zǐ elementary particle (particle physics) 初等代数 初等代數 chū děng dài shù elementary algebra 中等师范学校 中等師範學校 zhōng děng shī fàn xué xiào secondary normal school (secondary school that trains kindergarten and elementary school teachers) 初级小学 初級小學 chū jí xiǎo xué lower elementary school (abbr. to 初小[chu1 xiao3]) syn 希格斯 xī gé sī Higgs (name) / Peter Higgs (1929-), British theoretical physicist, one proposer of the Higgs mechanism or Higgs boson to explain the mass of elementary particles 粒子束 lì zǐ shù beam of elementary particles 国民小学 國民小學 guó mín xiǎo xué elementary school (Tw) 中小学 中小學 zhōng xiǎo xué middle and elementary school 小升初 xiǎo shēng chū progression from elementary school to junior high (abbr. for 小學生升入初中生|小学生升入初中生[xiao3 xue2 sheng1 sheng1 ru4 chu1 zhong1 sheng1]) 方便 fāng biàn convenient / suitable / to facilitate / to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself syn 容易 róng yì easy / straightforward / likely / liable to / apt to syn 轻易 輕易 qīng yì easy / simple / rashly / offhandedly syn 便利 biàn lì convenient / easy / to facilitate syn 不易 bù yì not easy to do sth / difficult / unchanging syn 大方 dà fang generous / magnanimous / stylish / in good taste / easy-mannered / natural and relaxed syn 流畅 流暢 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy syn 便于 便於 biàn yú easy to / convenient for syn 潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease / free and easy syn 简易 簡易 jiǎn yì simple and easy / simplistic / simplicity syn 从容 從容 cóng róng to go easy / unhurried / calm / Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2] syn 好用 hǎo yòng useful / serviceable / effective / handy / easy to use 好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with / not a problem / (polite answer) you flatter me syn 好过 好過 hǎo guò to have an easy time / (feel) well syn 轻而易举 輕而易舉 qīng ér yì jǔ easy / with no difficulty syn 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom) / carefree / leisurely syn 飘然 飄然 piāo rán to float in the air / swiftly / nimbly / easy and relaxed syn 舒缓 舒緩 shū huǎn to ease (tension) / to relax / to cause sth to relax / to alleviate / relaxed / easy and unhurried / leisurely / soothing / mild (slope) syn 养眼 養眼 yǎng yǎn visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes 易学 易學 yì xué easy to learn 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] syn 显而易见 顯而易見 xiǎn ér yì jiàn clearly and easy to see (idiom) / obviously / clearly / it goes without saying syn 便携 便攜 biàn xié portable / easy to carry 易懂 yì dǒng easy to understand syn 松懈 鬆懈 sōng xiè to relax / to relax efforts / to slack off / to take it easy / complacent / undisciplined syn 挥霍 揮霍 huī huò to squander money / extravagant / prodigal / free and easy / agile syn 野花 yě huā wildflower / woman of easy virtue 便当 便當 biàn dāng convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox syn 好容易 hǎo róng yì (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty / to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc) / (literal usage) so easy syn 深入浅出 深入淺出 shēn rù qiǎn chū to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand syn 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén amiable and approachable (idiom) / easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand syn 浅显 淺顯 qiǎn xiǎn (of written or spoken material) easy to understand / accessible syn 轻取 輕取 qīng qǔ to beat easily / to gain an easy victory 好使 hǎo shǐ easy to use / to function well / so that / in order to 上口 shàng kǒu to be able to read aloud fluently / to be suitable (easy enough) for reading aloud syn 易拉罐 yì lā guàn pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull) 摇钱树 搖錢樹 yáo qián shù legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / (fig.) source of easy money syn 好记 好記 hǎo jì easy to remember 险要 險要 xiǎn yào strategically situated and easy to defend / strategic location syn 不费吹灰之力 不費吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì as easy as blowing off dust / effortless / with ease syn 横财 橫財 hèng cái easy money / windfall / ill-gotten gains / undeserved fortune / illegal profit syn 高枕无忧 高枕無憂 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom) / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries syn 好惹 hǎo rě accommodating / easy to push around 好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn 说来话长 說來話長 shuō lái huà cháng start explaining and it's a long story (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly syn 悠着 悠著 yōu zhe to take it easy 倜傥 倜儻 tì tǎng elegant / casual / free and easy 平易 píng yì amiable (manner) / unassuming / written in plain language / easy to take in syn 顺产 順產 shùn chǎn to give birth without complications / easy childbirth / safe delivery / natural birth (without surgical operation) 灵便 靈便 líng biàn quick / agile / nimble / easy to handle / handy syn 摸鱼 摸魚 mō yú to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job / to be slack / to take it easy 探囊取物 tàn náng qǔ wù to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom) / as easy as pie / in the bag syn 安枕 ān zhěn to sleep soundly / (fig.) to rest easy / to be free of worries 轻 輕 qīng light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage syn 易 yì easy / amiable / to change / to exchange / prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" syn 浅易 淺易 qiǎn yì easy / simple / suitable for beginners syn 一言难尽 一言難盡 yī yán nán jìn hard to explain in a few words (idiom) / complicated and not easy to express succinctly syn 一蹴可几 一蹴可幾 yī cù kě jǐ to succeed at the first try (idiom) / easy as pie / one can do it at once 手到拈来 手到拈來 shǒu dào nián lái stretch a hand and grab it (idiom) / easy to do 手到擒来 手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái stretch a hand and grab it (idiom) / very easy syn 江山易改本性难移 江山易改本性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi běn xìng nán yí rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder 江山易改禀性难移 江山易改稟性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder 瓮中捉鳖 甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom) / to set oneself an easy target / a turkey shoot syn 终南捷径 終南捷徑 zhōng nán jié jìng lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom) / fig. shortcut to a high-flying career / easy route to success (an allusion to the Tang Dynasty story of 盧藏用|卢藏用[Lu2 Cang4 yong4], who lived like a hermit on Mt. Zhongnan in order to gain a reputation for wisdom, which he then used to gain a position in the Imperial Court) syn 知易行难 知易行難 zhī yì xíng nán easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom) / easier said than done 手到拈来 手到拈來 shǒu dào niān lái lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom) / fig. easy to do 永无宁日 永無寧日 yǒng wú níng rì (in such circumstances) there will be no peace / one can never breathe easy 轻省 輕省 qīng sheng relaxed / easy 掞 shàn easy / quiet 使用方便 shǐ yòng fāng biàn easy to use / convenient to use 千军易得，一将难求 千軍易得，一將難求 qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom) 奢易俭难 奢易儉難 shē yì jiǎn nán easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom) 实属不易 實屬不易 shí shǔ bù yì really not easy (idiom) 小菜一碟 xiǎo cài yī dié a small appetizer / a piece of cake / very easy (idiom) 