| 知易行难 |
zhī yì xíng nán |
easy to grasp but difficult to put into practice (idiom) / easier said than done |
| 知 |
zhī |
to know / to be aware |
| 易 |
Yì |
surname Yi / abbr. for 易经, the Book of Changes |
| 易 |
yì |
easy / amiable / to change / to exchange / prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" |
| 行 |
háng |
(bound form) row; line / (bound form) line of business; trade; profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row; (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines |
| 行 |
héng |
used in 道行 |
| 行 |
xíng |
(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel / (literary) trip; journey; visit / (bound form) temporary; makeshift / (bound form) current; in circulation / (bound form) to do; to perform / capable; competent / all right; OK!; will do / behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]) / (literary) about to; soon |
| 难 |
nán |
difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good |
| 难 |
nàn |
disaster / distress / to scold |