三下五除二 sān xià wǔ chú èr

quickly and easily; efficiently

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. quickly and easily
  2. 2. efficiently
  3. 3. three, set five remove two (abacus rule)

Characters

Character Meaning
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
五 wǔ HSK 1
five; 5
除 chú HSK 3
except; not including; to remove
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid