How to Say ‘It's not easy for anyone to be out and about.’ in Traditional Chinese
大家出門都不容易。
dà jiā chū mén dōu bù róng yì
[dah-jyah choo-mun doh boo rong-ee]
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This sounds sympathetic and human, not legalistic. It's the kind of thing someone might say to de-escalate and invite mutual understanding during a small public dispute.
Phrase Breakdown
大家
dà jiā
[dah-jyah]
everyone; all of us
Refers to all people involved, stressing shared experience.
「大家」都希望彼此多一點體諒。
Everyone hopes for a little more understanding from each other.
出門
chū mén
[choo-mun]
to go out; to leave home
Describes going outside or heading out for the day.
現在「出門」搭車的成本越來越高。
Nowadays, the cost of going out and taking a ride is getting higher and higher.
都不容易
dōu bù róng yì
is not easy for everyone
Means everyone has their own difficulties when going out or living life.
現在出門都不容易。
It's not easy for anyone to go out nowadays.
Words in this phrase
都
dōu
[doh]
all; both
Marks that the statement applies across the whole group.
遇到塞車時，乘客和司機「都」會著急。
When there is traffic, both the passenger and the driver get anxious.
不
bù
[boo]
not; no
A negative marker used to deny or reverse meaning.
我「不」想把事情鬧大。
I don’t want to make this matter bigger.
容易
róng yì
[rong-ee]
easy
Means easy or effortless.
在外面工作到很晚也不「容易」。
Working outside until very late is not easy either.
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