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Chinese
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to hold; to contain; to allow to hold; to contain; to allow; appearance; look; countenance
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change; easy; simple
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simp. and trad. (容易)
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容
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易
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Etymology
Rebracketing of 何容易 (OC *ɡaːl loŋ leɡ, “how can one + change”) with influence from 易 (OC *leːɡs, “easy”).
漢人以何容二字引易字,容易非連綴文,自杜詩與奮偶,又楊倞注荀子云,忽然、言容易也,後人遂轉相傳飛,言易者、矢口必兼言容。 [MSC, trad.]
汉人以何容二字引易字,容易非连缀文,自杜诗与奋偶,又杨倞注荀子云,忽然、言容易也,后人遂转相传飞,言易者、矢口必兼言容。 [MSC, simp.]- From: s:zh:通俗編/12
- Hàn rén yǐ héróng èr zì yǐn yì zì, róngyì fēi liánzhuì wén, zì Dù shī yǔ fèn ǒu, yòu Yáng Jìng zhù Xúnzǐ yún, hūrán, yán róngyì yě, hòurén suì zhuǎnxiàng chuánfēi, yán yì zhě, shǐkǒu bì jiān yán róng.
- The Han people used the characters '容' and '易' to refer to the character '易'. '容易' is not a compound word. Since Du Fu's poetry and the casual mention by Yang Jing in his commentary on Xunzi, stating 'suddenly' or 'speaking of ease', later generations have continuously passed this down. Those who speak of '易' invariably also mention '容'.
Pronunciation
Adjective
容易
- easy; simple
- 容易使用 ― róngyì shǐyòng ― to be easy to use
戒煙比我想象中容易多了。 [MSC, trad.]
戒烟比我想象中容易多了。 [MSC, simp.]- Jièyān bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng róngyì duō le.
- Quitting smoking was easier than I imagined.
- likely; liable; prone
- 容易發生/容易发生 ― róngyì fāshēng ― to be likely to occur
- 容易鬧洪水/容易闹洪水 ― róngyì nào hóngshuǐ ― to be prone to flooding
- 傷口容易感染。/伤口容易感染。 ― Shāngkǒu róngyì gǎnrǎn. ― The wound can easily become infected.
- (colloquial, in rhetorical questions and negative sentences) having an easy life
- 我容易嗎我?/我容易吗我? ― Wǒ róngyì ma wǒ? ― How on earth do you think my life is easy?
- (literary) rash; hasty; careless; flippant
- (literary) impudent; wanton; unbridled
- (literary) negligent; careless
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
容易 (“easy”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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易2
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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容易
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Mandarin
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Beijing
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容易
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Taiwan
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容易
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Jinan
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容易
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Xi'an
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容易
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Wuhan
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容易, 撇脫, 撩撇
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Chengdu
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容易, 撇脫
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Guilin
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容易
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Yangzhou
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容易, 便當
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Hefei
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容易
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Singapore
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容易
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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容易, 易2
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Hong Kong
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容易, 易2
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Yangjiang
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易容
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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線能
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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易2
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Gan
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Nanchang
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容易
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Hakka
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Meixian
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容易
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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容易, 該
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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容易
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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容易, 該
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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容易, 該
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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容易, 該
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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快
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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容易
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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容易
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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容易, 易3
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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易3, 快便
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Quanzhou
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易3
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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易3
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Manila (Hokkien)
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易3
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Chaozhou
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易3
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Singapore (Teochew)
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易3
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Wu
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Suzhou
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便當
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Wenzhou
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便當, 便, 容易
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Xiang
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Changsha
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易得
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Shuangfeng
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易得, 容易
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- (likely): 可能 (kěnéng)
- (rash):
- 急躁 (jízào)
- 操切 (cāoqiè) (formal)
- 苟且 (gǒuqiě)
- 草率 (cǎoshuài)
- 衝動/冲动 (chōngdòng)
- 輕易/轻易 (qīngyì) (literary)
- 輕率/轻率 (qīngshuài)
- (impudent): 放肆 (fàngsì)
- (negligent):
- 大意 (dàyì)
- 投五投六 (6deu-ng-deu-loq) (Shanghainese)
- 揦西 (laa2 sai1) (Cantonese)
- 毛糙 (máocāo)
- 泡毛 (pao4 mao2) (Sichuanese)
- 潦草
- 疏忽
- 簡單/简单 (jiǎndān)
- 粗心 (cūxīn)
- 邋糊 (la3 fu2) (Xiang)
- 馬虎/马虎
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "easy"): 困難/困难 (kùnnan), 難/难 (nán)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Adjective
容易 • (yōi) -na (adnominal 容易な (yōi na), adverbial 容易に (yōi ni))
- easy, simple
Inflection
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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容易だろ
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よういだろ
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yōi daro
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Continuative (連用形)
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容易で
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よういで
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yōi de
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Terminal (終止形)
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容易だ
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よういだ
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yōi da
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Attributive (連体形)
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容易な
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よういな
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yōi na
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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容易なら
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よういなら
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yōi nara
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Imperative (命令形)
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容易であれ
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よういであれ
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yōi de are
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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容易ではない 容易じゃない
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よういではない よういじゃない
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yōi de wa nai yōi ja nai
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Informal past
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容易だった
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よういだった
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yōi datta
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Informal negative past
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容易ではなかった 容易じゃなかった
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よういではなかった よういじゃなかった
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yōi de wa nakatta yōi ja nakatta
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Formal
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容易です
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よういです
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yōi desu
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Formal negative
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容易ではありません 容易じゃありません
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よういではありません よういじゃありません
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yōi de wa arimasen yōi ja arimasen
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Formal past
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容易でした
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よういでした
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yōi deshita
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Formal negative past
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容易ではありませんでした 容易じゃありませんでした
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よういではありませんでした よういじゃありませんでした
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yōi de wa arimasen deshita yōi ja arimasen deshita
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Conjunctive
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容易で
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よういで
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yōi de
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Conditional
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容易なら(ば)
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よういなら(ば)
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yōi nara (ba)
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Provisional
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容易だったら
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よういだったら
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yōi dattara
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Volitional
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容易だろう
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よういだろう
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yōi darō
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Adverbial
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容易に
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よういに
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yōi ni
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Degree
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容易さ
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よういさ
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yōisa
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Noun
容易 • (yōi)
- ease, simplicity
Korean
Noun
容易 • (yong'i) (hangeul 용이)
- Hanja form? of 용이 (“easiness; simplicity”).