迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě — to be solved easily; to be resolved at once

迎刃而解
yíng rèn ér jiě

Characters: 迎 · 刃 · 而 · 解

Definitions

  1. to be solved easily; to be resolved at once

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

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

ExtDict

  1. 原意是说，劈竹子时，头上几节一破开，下面的顺着刀口自己就裂开了。比喻处理事情、解决问题很顺利。

Examples

  • 抓住了关键，难题便迎刃而解。

    Once the key point was grasped, the hard problem was easily solved.

  • 资金到位后，一切迎刃而解。

    Once the funds arrived, everything fell into place.