不易

• 拼音: bù yì
• 汉字拆解: 不 (not) + 易 (easy, simple) — originally a pictograph of a lizard, extended to mean change/easy

含义

Not easy; difficult; hard to come by. Something that requires considerable effort or is rare.

More literary than 不容易. Used to express that something is challenging or precious. Common phrases: 来之不易 (hard-won), 实属不易 (truly not easy), 得之不易 (not easily obtained). Often carries a tone of appreciation for effort.

例句

1. 今天的幸福生活来之不易，我们要珍惜。
2. 在大城市买房实属不易，很多人奋斗多年才能实现。
3. 照顾老人不易，需要足够的耐心和爱心。

用法指南

语境: appreciation, reflection, formal writing

语气: appreciative

正确说法

• 养育孩子不易。(Raising children is not easy.)
• 这份工作得之不易。(This job was hard to get.)

错误说法

• 在口语中过度使用'不易'——口语中更常用'不容易' (Don't overuse 不易 in casual speech — 不容易 is more commonly used in spoken Chinese)

起源与历史

Classical Chinese compound of 不 (not) + 易 (easy, change), meaning not easy to accomplish.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal