We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「避難就易」, explained below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「避難就易」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Just: get close, get near. Avoid the difficult and find the easy ones. It also means to start with the easy things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bì nán jiù yì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bei6 naan4 jau6 yi6
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.

