handle with great ease; skillfully and effortlessly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to do something skillfully and effortlessly; to handle a task with great ease due to high proficiency
literaryDerived from a story in Zhuangzi about Cook Ding carving an ox with such skill that his knife moved effortlessly between the joints. Now used to describe someone who handles complex or challenging tasks with apparent ease.
Tā他
chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
lèi类
jì技
shù术
wèn问
tí题
yóu游
rèn刃
yǒu有
yú余
。
He handles these kinds of technical problems with great ease.
Zuò做
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
lǜ律
shī师
，
tā她
duì对
fǎ法
tíng庭
biàn辩
lùn论
yóu游
rèn刃
yǒu有
yú余
。
Having been a lawyer for twenty years, she handles courtroom debates effortlessly.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
jiǎng讲
jiě解
gǔ古
wén文
yóu游
rèn刃
yǒu有
yú余
。
This elderly professor explains classical texts with great facility.
Miàn面
duì对
rú如
cǐ此
fù复
zá杂
de的
jú局
miàn面
，
tā他
yī依
rán然
yóu游
rèn刃
yǒu有
yú余
。
Faced with such a complicated situation, he still handled it with ease.