Word: 易 (yì)

上贼船易，下贼船难

shàngzéichuán yì, xià zéichuán nán

easy to board a pirate ship, hard to get off

人听甜言易上当，马踏软地易失蹄

rén tīng tiányán yì shàngdàng, mǎ tà ruǎn dì yì shī tí

people who hear sweet words are easily fooled; a horse treading soft ground easily stumbles

儿时练功易，老来学艺难

érshí liàngōng yì, lǎo lái xuéyì nán

practising skills is easy in childhood, learning a craft is hard in old age

入山擒虎易,开口告人难

rù shān qín hǔ yì,kāikǒugàorénnán

catching a tiger in the mountains is easy, asking others for a loan is hard

千金易得，知音难求

qiānjīn yì dé, zhīyīn nán qiú

a thousand gold pieces are easy to get; a true soulmate is hard to find

外贼易打，内贼难防

wài zéi yì dǎ, nèi zéi nán fáng

outside thieves are easy to fight, inside thieves are hard to guard against

她易患感冒。

Tā yì huàn gǎnmào.

She was susceptible to colds.

好官易做，好人难做

hǎo guān yì zuò, hǎo rén nán zuò

a good official is easy to be; a good person is hard to be

成立之难如登天，覆败之易如燎毛

chénglì zhī nánrúdēngtiān, fùbài zhī yì rú liǎo Máo

Establishing is as hard as climbing to heaven; collapse is as easy as singeing hair

才高易狂，艺高易傲

cái gāo yì kuáng, yì gāo yì ào

High talent easily turns arrogant; high skill easily turns proud

本钱易寻，伙计难讨

běnqián yì xún, huǒji nán tǎo

capital is easy to find; a shop assistant is hard to get

来得易,去得易

láide yì,qù de yì

easy to come, easy to go

江山易打，民心难得

jiāngshān yì dǎ, mínxīn nándé

a country is easy to conquer, the people's hearts hard to win

破山中贼易，破心中贼难

pò shān zhōng zéi yì, pò xīnzhōng zéi nán

beating bandits in the mountains is easy; beating the bandit in your heart is hard

虎在软地上易失足，人在甜言里会摔跤

hǔ zài ruǎn dìshang yì shīzú, rén zài tiányán lǐ huì shuāijiāo

a tiger slips on soft ground, a person stumbles amid sweet words

该急不急，易失战机；该缓不缓，难以精算

gāi jí bù jí, yì shī zhànjī; gāi huǎn bù huǎn, nányǐ jīngsuàn

if you don't hurry when you should, you easily lose the chance; if you don't slow down when you should, you can't calculate carefully

贪吃的鱼儿易上钩

tānchī de yú ér yì shànggōu

the greedy fish is easily hooked

贵易交，富易妻

guìyìjiāo, fù yì qī

when raised high, change friends; when rich, change wives

锦上添花易，雪中送炭难

jǐnshàngtiānhuā yì, xuězhōngsòngtàn nán

adding flowers to brocade is easy, sending charcoal in the snow is hard

难得者兄弟，易得者田地

nándézhě xiōngdì, yì dézhě tiándì

hard to get are brothers, easy to get is farmland

顺风行舟易翻船

shùnfēng xíngzhōu yì fānchuán

sailing with the wind makes it easy to capsize

麻绳易从细处断

máshéng yì cóng xì chǔduàn

Hemp rope breaks easily at its thin spot