Word: 容易 (róngyì)

上山容易下山难

shàngshān róngyì xiàshān nán

going up the mountain is easy, coming down is hard

下坡容易上坡难

xiàpō róngyì shàngpō nán

going downhill is easy, uphill is hard

不出门的人容易孤陋寡闻。

Bù chūmén de rén róngyì gūlòuguǎwén.

People who never go out easily become ill-informed and narrow-minded.

不懂法律，就容易吃亏。

Bù dǒng fǎlǜ, jiù róngyì chīkuī.

If you don't understand the law, you're easily put at a disadvantage.

不热身容易扭伤腿。

Bú rèshēn róngyì niǔshāng tuǐ.

If you don't warm up, it's easy to sprain your leg.

中医说正气足，就不容易生病。

Zhōngyī shuō zhèngqì zú, jiù bù róngyì shēngbìng.

Chinese medicine says that when your vital energy is strong, you don't get sick easily.

中文学起来太容易了。

Zhōng wénxué qǐlai tài róngyìle.

Chinese is too easy to learn.

为人容易做人难

wéi rén róngyì zuòrén nán

being a human is easy; being a proper person is hard

人生中能有一个知己，真不容易。

Rénshēng zhōng néng yǒu yí gè zhījǐ, zhēn bù róngyì.

It really isn't easy to have a true friend in life.

他很坚强，不会那么容易灰心。

Tā hěn jiānqiáng, búhuì nàme róngyì huīxīn.

He won't be easily discouraged, because he's a tough guy.

他很容易感冒。

Tā hěn róngyì gǎnmào.

He catches colds very easily.

他很容易觉得累。

Tā hěn róngyì juéde lèi.

He gets tired easily.

他很容易迟到。

Tā hěn róngyì chídào.

He is apt to be late.

他找工作容易。

Tā zhǎo gōngzuò róngyì.

It was easy for him to find a job.

伤口没有处理好，很容易被感染。

Shāngkǒu méiyǒu chǔlǐ hǎo, hěn róngyì bèi gǎnrǎn.

If a wound isn't treated properly, it can easily get infected.

伤口没洗干净，就容易引起炎症。

Shāngkǒu méi xǐ gānjìng, jiù róngyì yǐnqǐ yánzhèng.

If a wound isn't cleaned well, it easily becomes inflamed.

你家很容易发现。

Nǐ jiā hěn róngyì fāxiàn.

Your house was easy to find.

你想进这个圈子，并不容易。

Nǐ xiǎng jìn zhège quānzi, bìng bù róngyì.

It isn't easy to get into this circle.

你比以前更容易上课迟到了。

Nǐ bǐ yǐqián gèng róngyì shàngkè chídàole.

You've been late for school more often than before.

信贷太容易，人们就会花太多钱。

Xìndài tài róngyì, rénmen jiù huì huā tài duō qián.

When credit is too easy, people spend too much money.

偏远地区的孩子上学很不容易。

Piānyuǎn dìqū de háizi shàngxué hěn bù róngyì.

It is not easy for children in remote areas to go to school.

做到兼爱其实一点也不容易。

Zuòdào jiān'ài qíshí yìdiǎn yě bù róngyì.

Practicing impartial love is actually not easy at all.

做生意老实人容易吃亏。

Zuòshēngyì lǎoshírén róngyì chīkuī.

Honest people easily suffer losses in business.

冬天风大，面部皮肤容易干。

Dōngtiān fēng dà, miànbù pífū róngyì gān.

In winter it's windy, and the skin on your face dries out easily.

冲浪看起来容易，其实很难学。

Chōnglàng kànqǐlai róngyì, qíshí hěn nán xué.

Surfing looks easy, but it's actually hard to learn.

冷空气容易诱发他的旧病。

Lěngkōngqì róngyì yòufā tā de jiùbìng.

Cold air easily triggers his old illness.

别产生错觉，这事没那么容易。

Bié chǎnshēng cuòjué, zhè shì méi nàme róngyì.

Don't get the wrong idea, this isn't that easy.

只听一个人的话，容易片面。

Zhǐ tīng yí gè rén dehuà, róngyì piànmiàn.

If you only listen to one person, you easily end up one-sided.

台湾容易发生地震。

Táiwān róngyì fāshēng dìzhèn.

Taiwan is prone to earthquakes.

吃太多辣的东西容易上火。

Chī tài duō là de dōngxi róngyì shànghuǒ.

Eating too much spicy food easily gives you excess internal heat.

哪个路段最容易出交通事故？

Nǎge lùduàn zuì róngyì chū jiāotōng shìgù?

Which stretch of road is most prone to traffic accidents?

回答这个问题很容易。

Huídá zhège wèntí hěn róngyì.

It is easy to answer this question.

垃圾堆里容易滋生细菌。

Lājīduī lǐ róngyì zīshēng xìjūn.

Bacteria easily breed in piles of rubbish.

夏天容易食物中毒，要小心。

Xiàtiān róngyì shíwùzhòngdú, yào xiǎoxīn.

Food poisoning is common in summer, so be careful.

天太干，山里容易起山火。

Tiān tài gān, shān lǐ róngyì qǐ shānhuǒ.

When the weather is this dry, wildfires easily start in the mountains.

天气暖和了，细菌就容易繁殖。

Tiānqì nuǎnhuole, xìjūn jiù róngyì fánzhí.

When the weather gets warm, bacteria multiply easily.

她很单纯，容易相信别人。

Tā hěn dānchún, róngyì xiāngxìn biéren.

She is very naive and trusts people easily.

她很容易受到感情上的伤害。

Tā hěn róngyì shòudào gǎnqíng shàng de shānghài.

Her feelings are easily hurt.

她是个很感性的人，容易哭。

Tā shì gè hěn gǎnxìng de rén, róngyì kū.

She is a very emotional person and cries easily.

孙猴子头上的金箍儿，戴上去容易取下来难

sūnhóuzi tóushàng de jīn gūr, dài shàngqù róngyì qǔ xiàlai nán

the golden band on Monkey Sun's head: easy to put on, hard to take off

它比我想的容易。

Tā bǐ wǒ xiǎng de róngyì.

It is easier than I thought.

容易得来容易舍

róngyì delái róngyì shě

easily gained, easily given up

对猴子来说，爬树很容易。

Duì hóuzi lái shuō, pá shù hěn róngyì.

It is easy for a monkey to climb a tree.

小孩子不容易吞下胶囊。

Xiǎoháizi bù róngyì tūn xià jiāonáng.

Small children find it hard to swallow capsules.

小孩子吃太多糖，容易得蛀牙。

Xiǎoháizi chī tài duōtáng, róngyì de zhùyá.

Children who eat too much sugar easily get tooth decay.

小孩子很容易学会这些东西。

Xiǎoháizi hěn róngyì xuéhuì zhèxiē dōngxi.

Children learn these things easily.

山坡上没有树，水土很容易流失。

Shānpō shàng méiyǒu shù, shuǐtǔ hěn róngyì liúshī.

With no trees on the slope, water and soil are easily lost.

开店容易守店难

kāidiàn róngyì shǒu diàn nán

opening a shop is easy, keeping it going is hard

开锣容易收场难

kāiluó róngyì shōuchǎng nán

beating the opening gong is easy, closing the show is hard

很容易感冒。

Hěn róngyì gǎnmào.

It's easy to catch a cold.

德语学起来容易吗？

Déyǔ xué qǐlai róngyì ma?

Is German easy to learn?

快活光阴容易过

kuàihuo guāngyīn róngyìguò

happy times pass easily

悔前容易悔后难

huǐ qián róngyì huǐ hòu nán

Regretting before is easy; regretting after is hard

情商低的人容易得罪别人。

Qíngshāng dī de rén róngyì dézuì biéren.

People with low emotional intelligence easily offend others.

成人容易做人难

chéngrén róngyì zuòrén nán

Growing up is easy; being a decent person is hard

成功不容易，失败亦不可怕。

Chénggōng bù róngyì, shībài yì bù kěpà.

Success is not easy, and failure is not to be feared either.

我发现问题比我原以为的容易。

Wǒ fāxiàn wèntí bǐ wǒ yuán yǐwéi de róngyì.

I find the problem easier than I originally believed it to be.

我太太很容易就会着凉。

Wǒ tàitai hěn róngyì jiù huì zháoliáng.

My wife catches colds easily.

我很容易地解决了这个问题。

Wǒ hěn róngyì de jiějuéle zhège wèntí.

I solved the problem easily.

我的头发很容易打卷。

Wǒ de tóufa hěn róngyì dǎ juǎn.

My hair curls easily.

我睡觉很浅，容易醒。

Wǒ shuìjiào hěn qiǎn, róngyì xǐng.

I'm a light sleeper.

我知道这对于你不容易。

Wǒ zhīdào zhè duìyú nǐ bù róngyì.

I know this hasn't been easy for you.

我觉得事情不会那么容易。

Wǒ juéde shìqing búhuì nàme róngyì.

I don't think it'll be that easy.

我认为这些问题很容易。

Wǒ rènwéi zhèxiē wèntí hěn róngyì.

I thought the questions were easy.

打好语言根基，学什么都容易。

Dǎ hǎo yǔyán gēnjī, xué shénme dōu róngyì.

Lay a solid foundation in the language and anything you learn is easier.

找到顺心的工作不容易。

Zhǎodào shùnxīn de gōngzuò bù róngyì.

It isn't easy to find a satisfying job.

抽烟很容易让人上瘾。

Chōuyān hěn róngyì ràng rén shàngyǐn.

Smoking easily makes people addicted.

放虎容易擒虎难

fàng hǔ róngyì qín hǔ nán

releasing a tiger is easy, catching a tiger is hard

救急容易救穷难

jiùjí róngyì jiùqióng nán

rescuing from an emergency is easy, rescuing from poverty is hard

教小朋友并不容易。

Jiāo xiǎopéngyǒu bìng bù róngyì.

To teach young children is not easy.

新生婴儿很容易生病。

Xīnshēng yīng'ér hěn róngyì shēngbìng.

A newborn baby is liable to fall ill.

日本非常容易遭受到地震。

Rìběn fēicháng róngyì zāoshòu dào dìzhèn.

Japan is very subject to earthquakes.

明月不常圆，好花容易落

míngyuè bù cháng yuán, hǎo huā róngyì luò

the bright moon isn't always full, good flowers easily fall

春天容易流行传染病。

Chūntiān róngyì liúxíng chuánrǎnbìng.

Infectious diseases spread easily in spring.

木头容易着火。

Mùtou róngyì zháohuǒ.

Wood burns easily.

机器的零件很容易磨损。

Jīqì de língjiàn hěn róngyì mósǔn.

Machine parts wear out easily.

村子地势低，下大雨就容易积水。

Cūnzi dìshì dī, xià dàyǔ jiù róngyì jīshuǐ.

The village is low-lying, so it floods easily in heavy rain.

没有明确的奖惩，员工容易偷懒。

Méiyǒu míngquè de jiǎngchéng, yuángōng róngyì tōulǎn.

Without clear rewards and penalties, employees tend to slack off.

治酒容易请客难

zhì jiǔ róngyì qǐngkè nán

preparing a feast is easy; getting guests to come is hard

泼水容易收水难

pōshuǐ róngyì shōu shuǐ nán

spilling water is easy; gathering it back is hard

游泳很容易。

Yóuyǒng hěn róngyì.

Swimming is easy.

烧煤太多容易造成酸雨。

Shāoméi tài duō róngyì zàochéng suānyǔ.

Burning too much coal easily leads to acid rain.

父母养育我们不容易。

Fùmǔ yǎngyù wǒmen bù róngyì.

It isn't easy for parents to raise their children.

爷爷每到冬天就容易发病。

Yéye měi dào dōngtiān jiù róngyì fābìng.

Grandpa falls ill easily every winter.

牛肉横着切片，更容易熟。

Niúròu héngzhe qiēpiàn, gèng róngyì shú.

Slice the beef across the grain and it cooks more easily.

猴子爬树容易。

Hóuzi pá shù róngyì.

It's easy for monkeys to climb trees.

瓷器很容易碎，请轻轻放。

Cíqì hěn róngyì suì, qǐng qīngqīng fàng.

Chinaware breaks easily, so please set it down gently.

用人容易识人难

yòngrén róngyì shí rén nán

employing people is easy; knowing people is hard

看花容易种花难

kàn huā róngyì zhònghuā nán

looking at flowers is easy, growing flowers is hard

种子泡水后才容易发芽。

Zhǒngzi pàoshuǐ hòu cái róngyì fāyá.

Seeds germinate easily only after being soaked in water.

第二课容易。

Dì'èr kè róngyì.

Lesson Two is easy.

箱子很轻，我可以很容易地拿起来。

Xiāngzi hěn qīng, wǒ kěyǐ hěn róngyì de ná qǐlai.

The box is very light - I can pick it up easily.

纸容易着火。

Zhǐ róngyì zháohuǒ.

Paper burns easily.

纸很容易着火。

Zhǐ hěn róngyì zháohuǒ.

Paper is very easy to set on fire.

纸很容易被烧。

Zhǐ hěn róngyì bèi shāo.

Paper burns easily.

经历极夜的人容易心情低落。

Jīnglì jíyè de rén róngyì xīnqíng dīluò.

People who live through the polar night easily feel low.

结冤容易，解冤难

jié yuān róngyì, jiěyuān nán

making a grudge is easy, undoing it is hard

羊头钻进篱笆里,伸首容易缩首难

yángtóu zuānjìn líba lǐ,shēn shǒu róngyì suō shǒu nàn

a sheep's head pushed into a hedge: easy to stick out the head (hand), hard to pull it back

老人很容易被电话里的人欺诈。

Lǎorén hěn róngyì bèi diànhuà lǐ de rén qīzhà.

Elderly people are easily cheated by people on the phone.

考试前才突击，很容易忘。

Kǎoshì qián cái tūjī, hěn róngyì wàng.

If you only cram right before the exam, you forget easily.