不
易

Not easy to do sth in Chinese: 不易 (bù yì)

bù yì

not easy to do sth

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1not easy to do sth
  2. 2difficult
  3. 3unchanging

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不
易

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 把一件事做到最好很不易。

    bǎ yí jiàn shì zuò dào zuì hǎo hěn bú yì。

    Doing something to the very best is not easy.

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Related words

不

bù

no

容易

róng yì

easy

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

不然

bù rán

not so

不如

bù rú

not equal to

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