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Meaning: Why not gladly do it? / Easier said than done
既能赚钱又能学习,何乐而不为?
Jì néng zhuànqián yòu néng xuéxí, héléérbùwéi?
You can both earn money and learn at the same time—why not gladly do it?
说起来容易,做起来谈何容易。
Shuō qǐlái róngyì, zuò qǐlái tánhéróngyì.
It is easy to talk about, but putting it into practice is far from easy.
这样的好事,何乐而不为呢?
Zhèyàng de hǎoshì, héléérbùwéi ne?
With such a good thing, why not gladly go for it?
•何乐而不为 is a strong affirmative rhetorical question ("definitely worth doing", ending with a question mark), whereas 谈何容易 is a strong negative assertion ("extremely difficult", usually ending with a period or exclamation mark).
⚠️ Common Mistakes:
•Misinterpreting 何乐而不为 as a genuine question — it is a strong rhetorical affirmation ("why not do it!").
•Using these classical rhetorical idioms in casual, intimate conversation — they sound overly literary.
•Equating 谈何容易 with simple 不容易 — 谈何容易 carries a much stronger rhetorical emphasis on difficulty.
•Using these idioms in the wrong context — each fixed idiom has its own specific semantic and pragmatic scenario.
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Chénggōng tán hé róngyì, xūyào chángqī nǔlì.
Success is far from easy; it requires long-term effort.
