不易 [－－]

Jyutping bat1 ji6
Pinyin bù yì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not easy to do sth
  2. difficult
  3. unchanging
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to be not easy
    • 生活不易
      生活不易
      shēng huó bù yì
      life is not easy
  2. verb, literary
    to not change
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #55
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    塑料不易燃烧。
    塑料不易燃燒。
    sù liào bù yì rán shāo 。
    • Plastic does not burn easily.
  2. Mandarin
    人觉得自己被嘲笑时最易生气，因此有自信的人往往不易动怒。
    人覺得自己被嘲笑時最易生氣，因此有自信的人往往不易動怒。
    rén jué de zì jǐ bèi cháo xiào shí zuì yì shēng qì ， yīn cǐ yǒu zì xìn de rén wǎng wǎng bù yì dòng nù 。
    • People are most angry when they feel they are being mocked. That's why those who are confident in themselves seldom become angry.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    一切都得来不易。
    一切都得來不易。
    jat1 cai3 dou1 dak1 loi4 bat1 ji6.
    • Everything is hard-earned.
  2. Cantonese
    画眉一般在丛林下活动，不易观察。
    畫眉一般在叢林下活動，不易觀察。
    • Hwameis are difficult to observe in undergrowth.
  3. Cantonese
    自由得来不易，理应珍而重之。
    自由得來不易，理應珍而重之。
    zi6 jau5 dak1 loi4 bat1 ji6, lei5 jing1 zan1 ji4 zung6 zi1.
    • Freedom is hard-earned. We should treasure it.
  4. Cantonese
    呢个机会得来不易，你要好好珍惜。
    呢個機會得來不易，你要好好珍惜。
    ni1 go3 gei1 wui6 dak1 loi4 bat1 ji6, nei5 jiu3 hou2 hou2 zan1 sik1.
    • You should cherish this hard-earned chance.
  5. Cantonese
    佢成身起码值超过成皮嘢，果然型格系得来不易。
    佢成身起碼值超過成皮嘢，果然型格係得來不易。
    keoi5 seng4 san1 hei2 maa5 zik6 ciu1 gwo3 seng4 pei4 je5, gwo2 jin4 jing4 gaak3 hai6 dak1 loi4 bat1 ji6.
    • His outfit is worth at least ten grand, style doesn't come cheap.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这个胜利来之不易啊。
    這個勝利來之不易啊。
    zhè ge shèng lì lái zhī bù yì a ．
    • The victory was hard-won.
  2. Mandarin
    生活不易
    生活不易
    shēng huó bù yì
    • life is not easy
  3. Mandarin
    千古不易
    千古不易
    qiān gǔ bù yì
    • everlasting
  4. Mandarin
    我们可以大声疾呼，而不要隐晦曲折，使人民大众不易看懂。
    我們可以大聲疾呼，而不要隱晦曲折，使人民大眾不易看懂。
    wǒ men kě yǐ dà shēng jí hū ， ér bù yào yǐn huì qū zhé ， shǐ rén mín dà zhòng bù yì kàn dǒng ．
    • Here we can shout at the top of our voices and have no need for veiled and roundabout expressions, which are hard for the people to understand.
  5. Mandarin
    我们客场逼平强敌，实属不易。
    我們客場逼平強敵，實屬不易。
    wǒ men kè chǎng bī píng qiáng dí ， shí shǔ bù yì ．
    • It's no easy feat for us to snatch a tie from the powerful opponent in an away game.