迎刃而解 meaning in English

yíngrèn'érjiě

lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom); fig. easily solved

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Meaning of 迎刃而解

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yíngrèn'érjiě
  1. lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)
  2. fig. easily solved

迎刃而解 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

在zài不bù久jiǔ的de将jiāng来lái这zhè些xiē问wèn题tí都dū会huì迎yíng刃rèn而ér解jiě。
These problems will be solved in the near future.

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迎 yíng · to welcome · 7 strokes

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刃 rèn · edged tool · 3 strokes

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而 ér · and · 6 strokes

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解 jiě · to divide · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 迎刃而解.

而且érqiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
欢迎huānyíngto welcome; welcome
理解lǐjiěto comprehend; to understand
解决jiějuéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits
解开jiěkāito untie; to undo
迎接yíngjiēto welcome; to greet
了解liǎojiěto understand; to know about; to learn about; to find out
解释jiěshìexplanation; to explain
而是ér shìrather
然而rán'érhowever; but; yet
反而fǎn'éron the contrary; instead
缓解huǎnjiěto bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis)

Questions about 迎刃而解

What does 迎刃而解 mean?

迎刃而解 (yíngrèn'érjiě) means "lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom); fig. easily solved".

How do you write 迎刃而解?

迎刃而解 is made of 4 characters: 迎 (7 strokes), 刃 (3 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 解 (13 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.