不易
不易
bù yì
not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging
Characters in This Word
Definitions
- not easy to do sth
- difficult
- unchanging
Example Sentences
这个任务很不易完成。
Zhège rènwù hěn búyì wánchéng
This task is not easy to complete
Related Words
比登天还难(bǐ dēng tiān hái nán)· lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
→知易行难(zhī yì xíng nán)· easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom)
→阎王好见，小鬼难当(Yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng)· lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
→一言难尽(yī yán nán jìn)· hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
→HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- Not tested
- HSK 2.0
- Not listed
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- HSK 5 list
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
Not on the new exam
不易 is not on the new HSK syllabus. Build the words the exam does test.
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