easier said than done
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
easier said than done; by no means easy
formalUsed to indicate that something is much more difficult to accomplish than it appears when merely discussed. Often used as a rhetorical response to oversimplified suggestions.
Nǐ你
xiǎng想
zài在
yī一
nián年
nèi内
xué学
huì会
gāng钢
qín琴
？
Tán谈
hé何
róng容
yì易
！
You want to learn piano within a year? Easier said than done!
Chuàng创
yè业
chéng成
gōng功
tán谈
hé何
róng容
yì易
，
xū需
yào要
fù付
chū出
jù巨
dà大
de的
nǔ努
lì力
。
Achieving success in starting a business is by no means easy; it requires tremendous effort.
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Tā他
shuō说
de得
tóu头
tóu头
shì是
dào道
，
dàn但
shí实
jì际
cāo操
zuò作
qǐ起
lái来
tán谈
hé何
róng容
yì易
。
He spoke with great eloquence, but when it came to actual implementation, it was far from simple.