(róng yì) - easy, simple; easily in Mandarin
róngyìTraditional: 容易
Translation
easy, simple; easily
Word origin
容易 (róng yì) pairs 容 (róng), 'to contain' or 'to allow', built under the roof radical 宀, with 易 (yì), 'easy' or 'to change'. The character 易 is often read as a pictograph of a lizard or of a vessel pouring. Together they mean 'easy' or 'easily'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 容 (róng, allow) + 易 (yì, easy)
Stroke order
容
易
Examples
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This problem is not easy.
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He gets angry easily.
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This question is not very easy.
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He gets nervous easily.
容易 (róng yì) means easy or easily. 容 relates to capacity or tolerance and 易 means easy or to change. Together they form a common adjective meaning easy (容易的题, an easy question) or the adverb easily before a verb (容易生气, easily angered). Its antonym is 困难 (kùn nán, difficult) or the more colloquial 难 (nán, hard). The negative 不容易 (not easy) is a common expression of admiration or recognition that something took effort.
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