举手投足 jǔ shǒu tóu zú every move

Explanation

形容动作轻盈、自然，毫不费力。也比喻事情容易做。

Describes movements that are light, natural, and effortless. It can also be used to describe something that is easy to do.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有个书生名叫李白，才华横溢，但他家境贫寒。一日，他去拜访一位当朝大官，想求得官职。大官见他衣着简朴，便轻蔑地问道："你有什么本事？"李白不卑不亢，从容地答道："我虽贫寒，但胸怀大志，治理国家，于我而言，不过是举手投足之事。"大官听后，颇为惊奇，细问之下，才发现李白确有治国之才。于是，大官便力荐李白，让他走上了仕途。李白凭借自己的才能，为国家做出了巨大的贡献，其功绩也被后人所称颂。

huà shuō táng cháo shí qī, yǒu gè shūshēng míng jiào lǐ bái, cái huá héng yì, dàn tā jiā jìng pín hán. yī rì, tā qù bàifǎng yī wèi dāng cháo dà guān, xiǎng qiú dé guān zhí. dà guān jiàn tā yī zhuó jiǎnpǔ, biàn qīng miè de wèn dào: 'nǐ yǒu shénme běnshì?' lǐ bái bù bēi bù kàng, cóngróng de dá dào: 'wǒ suī pín hán, dàn xiōng huái dà zhì, zhìlǐ guójiā, yú wǒ ér yán, bù guò shì jǔ shǒu tóuzú zhī shì.' dà guān tīng hòu, pō wéi jīng qí, xì wèn zhī xià, cái fāxiàn lǐ bái què yǒu zhì guó zhī cái. yú shì, dà guān biàn lì jiàn lǐ bái, ràng tā zǒu shàng le shì tú. lǐ bái píng jiè zìjǐ de cáinéng, wèi guójiā zuò chū le jùdà de gòngxiàn, qí gōng jì yě bèi hòu rén suǒ chēngsòng.

During the Tang Dynasty, there was a scholar named Li Bai, who was extraordinarily talented but poor. One day, he visited a high-ranking official to seek a position. The official, seeing his simple attire, scornfully asked, "What skills do you possess?" Li Bai, unfazed, calmly replied, "Although I am poor, I harbor great ambitions. Governing the country, for me, is merely a matter of a slight effort." The official, intrigued, questioned him further and discovered Li Bai possessed true governance abilities. The official strongly recommended Li Bai, and he began his career in government. Li Bai, using his talents, made tremendous contributions to the nation, his achievements lauded by future generations.

Usage

常用来形容事情容易做，轻而易举。

cháng yòng lái xíngróng shìqíng róngyì zuò, qīng'ér yǐjǔ.

Often used to describe something that is easy to do, effortless.

Examples

• 他举手投足之间都散发着优雅的气质。

  tā jǔshǒu tóuzú zhī jiān dōu sànfā zhe yōuyǎn de qìzhì.

  His every move exudes elegance.

• 完成这个项目对他来说只是举手投足的小事。

  wánchéng zhège xiàngmù duì tā lái shuō zhǐshì jǔshǒu tóuzú de xiǎoshì.

  Completing this project was a mere trifle for him.

Related Idioms

• 轻而易举

• 易如反掌

Opposite Idioms

• 费力

• 困难