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易于反掌
yì yú fǎn zhǎng
Pinyin
Definition
易于反掌
-
yì yú fǎn zhǎng
see 易如反掌[yì rú fǎn zhǎng]
Character Decomposition
易
日
勹
于
干
亅
反
⺁
又
掌
⺌
冖
口
手
Related Words
(20)
反应
fǎn yìng
1
to react
2
to respond
3
reaction
4
response
5
reply
6
chemical reaction
7
CL:個|个[gè]
反正
fǎn zhèng
1
anyway
2
in any case
3
to come over from the enemy's side
容易
róng yì
1
easy
2
likely
3
liable (to)
易
Yì
1
surname Yi
2
abbr. for 易經|易经[Yì jīng], the Book of Changes
轻易
qīng yì
1
easily
2
lightly
3
rashly
交易
jiāo yì
1
(business) transaction
2
business deal
3
CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
交易所
jiāo yì suǒ
1
exchange
2
stock exchange
交易日
jiāo yì rì
1
working day (in banking, share trading)
仙人掌
xiān rén zhǎng
1
cactus
八卦掌
bā guà zhǎng
1
baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
反
fǎn
1
contrary
2
in reverse
3
inside out or upside down
4
to reverse
5
to return
6
to oppose
7
opposite
8
against
9
anti-
10
to rebel
11
to use analogy
12
instead
13
abbr. for 反切[fǎn qiè] phonetic system
反之
fǎn zhī
1
on the other hand...
2
conversely...
反倒
fǎn dào
1
but on the contrary
2
but expectedly
反反复复
fǎn fǎn fù fù
1
repeatedly
2
time and time again
反问
fǎn wèn
1
to ask (a question) in reply
2
to answer a question with a question
3
rhetorical question
反射
fǎn shè
1
to reflect
2
reflection (from a mirror etc)
3
reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
反对
fǎn duì
1
to fight against
2
to oppose
3
to be opposed to
4
opposition
反常
fǎn cháng
1
unusual
2
abnormal
反弹
fǎn tán
1
to bounce
2
to bounce back
3
to boomerang
4
to ricochet
5
rebound (of stock market etc)
6
bounce
7
backlash
8
negative repercussions
反复
fǎn fù
1
variant of 反覆|反复[fǎn fù]
Idioms
(20)
一反常态
yī fǎn cháng tài
1
complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
2
entirely outside the norm
3
out of character
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
1
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
2
to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
来得容易,去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
1
Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
出尔反尔
chū ěr fǎn ěr
1
old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
2
to blow hot and cold
3
to contradict oneself
4
inconsistent
千军易得,一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
1
Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
反唇相讥
fǎn chún xiāng jī
1
to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
2
to retort
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
1
lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
反败为胜
fǎn bài wéi shèng
1
to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
反目成仇
fǎn mù chéng chóu
1
to become enemies (idiom); to fall out with sb
反脸无情
fǎn liǎn wú qíng
1
to turn one's face against sb and show no mercy (idiom); to turn against a friend
反裘负刍
fǎn qiú fù chú
1
lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
2
fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
3
fig. to act stupidly
报本反始
bào běn fǎn shǐ
1
ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
夫妻反目
fū qī fǎn mù
1
man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán
1
easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
1
a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
实属不易
shí shǔ bù yì
1
really not easy (idiom)
平易近人
píng yì jìn rén
1
amiable and approachable (idiom); easy-going
2
modest and unassuming
3
(of writing) plain and simple
4
easy to understand
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
1
lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
2
fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
1
thunderous applause (idiom)
摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
1
fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
2
to roll up one's sleeves for battle
3
eager to get into action or start on a task
Sample Sentences