How to Say ‘Nobody has it easy’ in Simplified Chinese
大家都不容易
dà jiā dōu bù róng yì
[dah-jyah doh boo rong-ee]
🇨🇳 In China: This is a softening line people use to calm tension and appeal to shared hardship. In a fare dispute, it can sound human and conciliatory rather than argumentative.
Phrase Breakdown
大家
dà jiā
[dah-jyah]
everyone; everybody
Refers to all people involved, often used to reduce tension and show empathy in a dispute.
大家都不容易，我们好好说。
Life is not easy for everyone, so let’s talk calmly.
都不容易
dōu bù róng yì
it’s not easy for anyone
A phrase expressing empathy: everyone has their own difficulties.
赚钱都不容易。
It’s not easy for anyone to make money.
Words in this phrase
都
dōu
[doh]
all; both
Shows that what follows applies to everyone, not just one side.
司机和乘客都不容易。
Both the driver and the passenger have it hard.
不
bù
[boo]
not; no
Negates the adjective that follows. Here it helps form 'not easy.'
今天生意不好，大家都不容易。
Business is bad today; it’s not easy for everyone.
容易
róng yì
[rong-ee]
easy
Means 'easy.' In this phrase it appears in the negative, meaning things are difficult.
现在赚钱不容易，所以大家都不容易。
Making money now isn’t easy, so life is hard for everyone.
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