Pinyin

Definition

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  1. to escape
  2. leisurely
  3. outstanding

Character Decomposition

Related Words (19)

ān yì
  1. 1 easy and comfortable
  2. 2 easy
láo yì
  1. 1 work and rest
táo yì
  1. 1 to escape
  2. 2 to run away
  3. 3 to abscond
piāo yì
  1. 1 graceful
  2. 2 elegant
  3. 3 to drift
  4. 4 to float
yī láo yǒng yì
  1. 1 to get sth done once and for all

Idioms (4)

以逸待劳
yǐ yì dài láo
  1. 1 to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
  2. 2 to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
劳逸结合
láo yì jié hé
  1. 1 to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
好逸恶劳
hào yì wù láo
  1. 1 to love ease and comfort and hate work (idiom)
逸尘断鞅
yì chén duàn yāng
  1. 1 lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
  2. 2 fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)

Sample Sentences

真是情景交融,充满哲理啊,古代文人的思想境界实在是深刻又高逸。
zhēn shì qíngjǐng jiāoróng ,chōngmǎn zhélǐ ā ,gǔdài wénrén de sīxiǎng jìngjiè shízàishì shēnkè yòu gāoyì 。
The emotion is really reflected in the scene. The depth of the philosophical thoughts suggest that the literati of ancient China really were quite profound and lofty.
没错,高考不是一劳永逸,人生路上的各样境遇可远比高考跌宕起伏得多。
méicuò ,gāokǎo bùshì yīláoyǒngyì ,rénshēng lù shàng de gè yàng jìngyù kě yuǎn bǐ gāokǎo diēdàng qǐfú de duō 。
That's right, the college entrance exam sets you up for life with just a brief period of struggle. There are a lot more ups and downs with the circumstances you meet in the course of a lifetime.
驾驶吗?他肇事逃逸了,好像是酒驾。
jiàshǐ ma ?tā zàoshì táoyì le ,hǎoxiàng shì jiǔjià 。
The driver? He drove away after the accident, it seemed like he was drunk.
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我还是觉得,没有到达一定的生活水平,生活不够安逸的社会,是不会去追求小确幸的。
wǒ háishì juéde ,méiyǒu dàodá yīdìng de shēnghuó shuǐpíng ,shēnghuó bùgòu ānyì de shèhuì ,shì bùhuì qù zhuīqiú xiǎoquèxìng de 。
I still feel that if your quality of life doesn't reach a certain level, you live in a society that's not easy , you won't pursue these little certain joys.
许多外国人知道的都是孙逸仙这个名字。
xǔduō wàiguórén zhīdào de dōu shì Sūn Yìxiān zhè ge míngzi 。
The name a lot of foreigners know him by is Sun Yatsen.
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对,他号逸仙,以前还用过孙文。
duì ,tā hào Yìxiān ,yǐqián hái yòng guo Sūnwén 。
Yes, his name was ''Yi Xian," before that he also went by ''Sun Wen."
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我一直觉得人们说国外遍地是黄金太夸张了。朴实的生活也没什么不好,只要过得舒服和安逸就行。
wǒ yīzhí juéde rénmen shuō guówài biàndì shì huángjīn tài kuāzhāng le 。pǔshí de shēnghuó yě méishénme bù hǎo ,zhǐyào guò de shūfu hé ānyì jiù xíng 。