舉手之勞 jǔ shǒu zhī láo

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom)
  2. fig. a very slight effort

CHARACTERS

舉 jǔ raise, lift up; recommend
手 shǒu
HSK 2
hand
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
勞 láo labor, toil, do manual work