迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

迎 yíng
HSK 3
receive, welcome, greet
刃 rèn edged tool, cutlery, knife edge
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
解 jiě
HSK 3
loosen, unfasten, untie; explain