Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 易

easy
amiable
to change
to exchange
prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"

surname Yi
abbr. for 易經／易经 ( Yijìng), the Book of Changes

legible
readable

easy
simple
suitable for beginners

variant of 蜥蜴 (xiyī)

Miyi county in Panzhihua 攀枝花 ( Pānzhīhuā), south Sichuan

easy; straightforward
likely; liable to; apt to

not easy to do sth
difficult
unchanging

simple and easy
simplistic
simplicity

to change; to modify

easy to learn

explosive

Yi Zhuan, commentary on the "Book of Changes" or "I Ching" 易經／易经 ( Yìjīng)

to deal; to trade; to transact
transaction; deal
CL:筆／笔 (bǐ)

flexible

mutable
volatile
variable

another name for Book of Changes (I Ching) 易經／易经 ( Yìjīng)

EachNet, Chinese e-commerce company (formerly owned by eBay and branded as eBay EachNet)

susceptible

Louis or Lewis (name)

soluble

easy task

(of a woman) fertile
able to get pregnant easily

The Book of Changes ("I Ching")

(of property) to change owners
(of sovereignty, political power etc) to change hands

passing
transient
fugitive

amiable (manner)
unassuming
written in plain language
easy to take in

to change hands

Yi county in Baoding 保定 ( Bǎodìng), Hebei

to change one's appearance

brittle
fragile

easy to understand

NetEase

(commercial) trade
CL:個／个 (gè)

study of the Book of Changes 易經／易经 ( Yìjīng)

very likely
prone to

easy; simple
rashly; offhandedly

Yimen county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

difficulty
degree of difficulty or ease

sum or volume of business transactions
turnover

Louis or Lewis (name)

dealer
trader

volume of trade (between countries)

trade fair

Imodium (drug brand name)
loperamide (used to treat diarrhea)

(finance) trading day

Yi Jianlian (1987-), Chinese basketball player for the New Jersey Nets (NBA)

(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty
to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc)
(literal usage) so easy

easy to grasp
easily understood

Su Yijian (958-997), Northern Song writer and poet

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian dramatist, author of Doll's House 玩偶之家

exchange
stock exchange

Tesco, British-based supermarket chain

roll-up banner stand

Yimen county in Yuxi 玉溪 ( Yùxī), Yunnan

(Tw) pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)

Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet

irritable

perishable

vulnerability

bulimia

in other words

dealer

ezTravel, Taiwanese travel agency

accessible

trade war

Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天／武则天 ( Wǔ Zétiān)

Port Louis, capital of Mauritius

accessible

pull-top can
easy-open can (with ring-pull)

flammable substance

ease of use
usability

volatile

Miyi county in Panzhihua 攀枝花 ( Pānzhīhuā), south Sichuan

perishable

Elbe River

makeshift shelter
awning

Zheng Yili (1906-2002), translator, editor and lexicographer, creator of the Zheng coding

prostitution
commercial sex
the sex trade

Iroquois

shēyìjiǎnnán

(idiom) extravagance comes easily, frugality is difficult

perfectly sound proposition
unalterable truth
irrefutable argument

màoyìxiédìng

trade agreement

zhīyìxíngnán

easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom)
easier said than done

to commute a prison sentence to a fine (Tw)

(idiom) to reform habits and customs

duìwàimàoyì

foreign trade

international trade

jiāgōngmàoyì

process trade
trade involving assembly

Yìchū Liánhuā

Lotus (department store chain)

qiǎnxiǎnyìdǒng

easy to understand

biànsèyìróng

to change color and alter one's expression (idiom); to go white with fear
out of one's wits

flammable articles

tánhéróngyì

easier said than done (idiom)

gōngpíngjiāoyì

fair dealing

general trade (i.e. importing and export without processing)

yìshǒunángōng

easily guarded, hard to attack

màoyìzhōngxīn

trade center
shopping mall

màoyìhuòzhàn

commercial warehouse

yìrúfānzhǎng

see 易如反掌 (yìrúfǎnzhǎng)

Ibrahim (name)

yìyúfǎnzhǎng

see 易如反掌 (yìrúfǎnzhǎng)

free trade

to distinguish horse and deer easily
to know right from wrong

gǎixiányìzhé

change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction
to dance to a different tune

màoyìhuǒbàn

trading partner

nèixiànjiāoyì

insider trading (illegal share-dealing)

yìrúfǎnzhǎng

easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
no effort at all

zhòngqíngyìjǔ

many hands make light work (idiom)

màoyìhuǒbàn

variant of 貿易伙伴／贸易伙伴 (màoyìhuǒbàn)

trade deficit
adverse trade balance

jūnhuǒjiāoyì

arms deal

shìjièmàoyì

world trade
global trade

qīng'éryìjǔ

easy
with no difficulty

tōngsúyìdǒng

easy to understand

shuāngbiānmàoyì

bilateral trade

xiǎn'éryìjiàn

clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously
clearly
it goes without saying

to replace one tyranny by another
to use violence against violence

trade organization

wúxíngmàoyì

invisibles (trade)

hǎobùróngyì

with great difficulty
very difficult

píngyìjìnrén

amiable and approachable (idiom); easygoing
modest and unassuming
(of writing) plain and simple
easy to understand

màoyìgōngsī

trading company

gōngpíngmàoyì

fair trade

màoyìshùnchā

trade surplus

Ismail (name)
Shāh Ismāil I (1487-1524), founder of Persian Safavid dynasty, reigned 1501-1524

market trade

to barter
barter

kòngbiànjiāoyì

plea bargaining
plea agreement

really not easy (idiom)

Shènglùyìsī

St Louis, large city in eastern Missouri

jiāoyìshìchǎng

exchange
trading floor

nèimùjiāoyì

insider trading
insider dealing

trade barrier

Lùyì Wēidēng

Louis Vuitton (brand)

zhèngquànjiāoyìsuǒ

证券交易所

[證券交易所]

stock exchange

gǔpiàojiāoyìsuǒ

股票交易所

[股票交易所]

stock exchange

Xiānggǎng Jiāoyìsuǒ

香港交易所

[香港交易所]

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Lùyìsī'ānnà

路易斯安那

[路易斯安那]

Louisiana, US state

jiǎojiǎozhěyìwū

皎皎者易污

[皎皎者易污]

Virtue is easily sullied. (idiom)

zìyóumàoyìqū

自由贸易区

[自由貿易區]

free trade zone
free trade area

Shēnzhèn Jiāoyìsuǒ

深圳交易所

[深圳交易所]

Shenzhen Stock Exchange SZSE

chángyìjīzōnghézhēng

肠易激综合征

[腸易激綜合徵]

irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Shìjiè Màoyì Zǔzhī

世界贸易组织

[世界貿易組織]

World Trade Organization (WTO)

jiǎnyìbàozhàzhuāngzhì

简易爆炸装置

[簡易爆炸裝置]

improvised explosive device (IED)

màoyìbǎohùzhǔyì

贸易保护主义

[貿易保護主義]

trade protectionism

Shìjiè Màoyì Zhōngxīn

世界贸易中心

[世界貿易中心]

World Trade Center

Lùyìsī'ānnàzhōu

路易斯安那州

[路易斯安那州]

Louisiana, US state

Xiānggǎng Màoyì Fāzhǎnjú

香港贸易发展局

[香港貿易發展局]

Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Guójiā Jūnpǐn Màoyìjú

国家军品贸易局

[國家軍品貿易局]

State Bureau of Military Products Trade (SBMPT)

qǐngshénróngyìsòngshénnán

请神容易送神难

[請神容易送神難]

it's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away

Shēnzhèn Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ

深圳证券交易所

[深圳證券交易所]

Shenzhen Stock Exchange, abbr. to 深交所 ( Shēn Jiāosuǒ)

Shànghǎi Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ

上海证券交易所

[上海證券交易所]

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)

Niǔyuē Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ

纽约证券交易所

[紐約證券交易所]

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Lúndūn Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ

伦敦证券交易所

[倫敦證券交易所]

London Stock Exchange (LSE)

Běijīngchǎnquánjiāoyìsuǒ

北京产权交易所

[北京產權交易所]

China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX)

jiāoyìsuǒ-jiāoyìjījīn

交易所交易基金

[交易所交易基金]

exchange-traded fund (ETF)

láideróngyì,qùdekuài

来得容易，去得快

[來得容易，去得快]

Easy come, easy go. (idiom)

Duìwài Jīngjì Màoyì Dàxué

对外经济贸易大学

[對外經濟貿易大學]

University of International Business and Economics

jiāngshānyìgǎibǐngxìngnányí

江山易改禀性难移

[江山易改稟性難移]

rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder

Guānshuìyǔ Màoyì Zǒngxiédìng

关税与贸易总协定

[關稅與貿易總協定]

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Oūzhōu Zìyóu Màoyì Liánméng

欧洲自由贸易联盟

[歐洲自由貿易聯盟]

European Free Trade Association

Shǒudū Jīngjì Màoyì Dàxué

首都经济贸易大学

[首都經濟貿易大學]

Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing)

Zhōngguó Chuánbó Màoyì Gōngsī

中国船舶贸易公司

[中國船舶貿易公司]

China Shipbuilding Trading Corporation (CSTC)

Guójiā Jīngjì Màoyì Wěiyuánhuì

国家经济贸易委员会

[國家經濟貿易委員會]

State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC)

Fǎlánkèfú Zhèngquànjiāoyìsuǒ

法兰克福证券交易所

[法蘭克福證券交易所]

Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE)

Duìwài Màoyì Jīngjì Hézuòbù

对外贸易经济合作部

[對外貿易經濟合作部]

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC)

qiānjūnyìdé,yījiàngnánqiú

千军易得，一将难求

[千軍易得，一將難求]

Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)

Měiguó Zhèngquàn Jiāoyì Wěiyuánhuì

美国证券交易委员会

[美國證券交易委員會]

US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

jiāngshānyìgǎi,běnxìngnányí

江山易改，本性难移

[江山易改，本性難移]

it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
you can't change who you are
Can the leopard change his spots?

míngqiāngyìduǒ,ànjiànnánfáng

明枪易躲，暗箭难防

[明槍易躲，暗箭難防]

lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies

bùzitàidà,róngyìchězhedàn

步子太大，容易扯着蛋

[步子太大，容易扯著蛋]

if you take too big a stride, you could easily rip your balls (catchphrase) (line spoken by actor 葛優／葛优 ( Gě Yōu) in the 2010 action comedy movie 讓子彈飛／让子弹飞 ( Ràng Zǐdàn Fēi))
(fig.) take things one step at a time

Lùyì· Pí'āi'ěr· Aěrdōusāi

路易·皮埃尔·阿尔都塞

[路易·皮埃爾·阿爾都塞]

Louis Pierre Althusser (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher

Lúndūn Guójì Jīnróng Qīhuò Jiāoyìsuǒ

伦敦国际金融期货交易所

[倫敦國際金融期貨交易所]

London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE)

yóujiǎnrùshēyì,yóushērùjiǎnnán

由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难

[由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難]

(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy

Zhōngguó Guójì Màoyì Cùjìn Wěiyuánhuì

中国国际贸易促进委员会

[中國國際貿易促進委員會]

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)

Guójiā Jūnpǐn Màoyì Guǎnlǐ Wěiyuánhuì

国家军品贸易管理委员会

[國家軍品貿易管理委員會]

State Administration Committee on Military Products Trade (SACMPT)

Luóbótè· Lùyìsī· Sīdìwénsēn

罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森

[羅伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森]

Robert Louis Stevenson (novelist), author of Treasure Island 金銀島／金银岛 ( Jīnyín Dǎo)

Shànghǎi Zhèngquàn Jiāoyìsuǒ Zōnghé Gǔjià Zhǐshù

上海证券交易所综合股价指数

[上海證券交易所綜合股價指數]

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index

Bīnwēi Yěshēng Dòng Zhíwùzhǒng Guójì Màoyì Gōngyuē

濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约

[瀕危野生動植物種國際貿易公約]

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITES

Lùyìsī· Yīnàxī'ào· Lúlā· Dáxí'ěrwǎ

路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦

[路易斯·伊納西奧·盧拉·達席爾瓦]

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the thirty-fifth president of Brazil
Lula