上山容易下山難

上山容易下山难
shàngshānróngyìxiàshānnán

It is easier to climb up a mountain than to go down a mountain.

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Entry Composition

1 上山 shàngshān
  1. to climb a hill
  2. to go to the mountains
  3. (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons)
  4. to pass away
  5. (of the sun or moon) to rise
2 容易 róngyì
  1. easy; straightforward
  2. likely; liable to; apt to
3 下山 xiàshān
  1. to go down a hill
  2. (of the sun or moon) to set
=4 難 nán
  1. difficult (to...)
  2. problem
  3. difficulty
  4. difficult
  5. not good
=4 難 nàn
  1. disaster
  2. distress
  3. to scold