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ji6 jik6
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ji6 & yi4 [1] easy; simple; liable to [2] amiable; lenient jik6 & yi4 [1] change; replace [2] exchange; barter [3] a Chinese family name Additional PoS: Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: 日 (#72)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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容易 jung4 ji6 = easy; easily 貿易 mau6 jik6 = trade 易碎 ji6 seoi3 = fragile; breakable 輕易 hing1 ji6 = easily, readily 顯而易見 hin2 ji4 ji6 gin3 = obviously; clearly 交易 gaau1 jik6 = [n] transaction; deal 簡易 gaan2 ji6 = simple; easy 好容易 hou2 jung4 ji6 = with great difficulty (lit., "very easy") 路易斯安那 lou6 ji6 si1 on1 naa5 = Louisiana 不易 bat1 ji6 = not easy to do sth.; difficult 國 See all 88 compounds (CantoDict reports 98 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 9 examples containing 易
呢部機器好容易操作。 粵
It's easy to operate this machine. [Whilst the English version needs a dummy subject "it", the Chinese version needs no subject with "this machine" functioning as a topic of the sentence.]
呢件事睇起嚟好困難﹐但係做落去好容易。 粵
This task seems quite difficult, but doing it is really easy. [Aspect markers 起嚟 and 落去 function rather like antonyms, originally meaning "starting to" and "carrying on" respectively. ]
一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃,咩都要靠自己,真唔容易 粵
To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying. Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |