容易
róng yì
How "easy" also means "breaks easily"
The picture Nothing pushing back, so it opens in one go, like a palm laid flat. 容易 opens with nothing pushing back; 难 pushes back and demands effort.
Where the picture shows up in 容易
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nothing in the way of making it
这个菜很容易做，十分钟就行。
zhè ge cài hěn róng yì zuò, shí fēn zhōng jiù xíng.
This dish is easy — ten minutes and it's done.
Everything tipped into the pot at once and the lid put on
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nothing in the way of filling it in
这个表格很容易填，您看一下。
zhè ge biǎo gé hěn róng yì tián, nín kàn yí xià.
This form is easy to fill in — take a look.
A sheet with only three boxes, taking just a name and a number
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a body that just gives way
小孩子容易感冒，给他多穿一件。
xiǎo hái zi róng yì gǎn mào, gěi tā duō chuān yí jiàn.
Children catch colds easily — put one more layer on him.
One gust of cold air and the child's nose already turning red
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nothing in the way of breaking
这个杯子容易碎，请小心拿。
zhè ge bēi zi róng yì suì, qǐng xiǎo xīn ná.
This glass breaks easily — please carry it carefully.
A thin glass flexing between the fingers, the light showing through it
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nothing in the way of getting it
这种药在药店很容易买到。
zhè zhǒng yào zài yào diàn hěn róng yì mǎi dào.
You can get this medicine easily at any chemist.
The same box lined up across the front row of a pharmacy shelf
All of it in one picture
容易 is nothing pushing back. Nothing in the way of cooking and the dish takes ten minutes; nothing in the way of a form and the boxes fill themselves; nothing in the way of a small body and a cold gets in; nothing in the way of thin glass and it breaks; nothing in the way at the chemist and the medicine is easy to get.