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吹灰之力

chuī huī zhī lì

4-character word

What 吹灰之力 means

1. idioma slight effort

The characters in 吹灰之力

• 吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast
• 灰huīash; dust; lime
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 力lìpower; force; strength

Example sentences

• 她不费吹灰之力就把问题解决了。
  Tā bùfèichuīhuīzhīlì jiù bǎ wèntí jiějué le.
  She solved the problem with ease.

Words containing 吹灰之力

• 不费吹灰之力bù fèi chuī huī zhī lìas easy as blowing off dust; effortless; with ease