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迎刃而解
yíngrènérjiě
1. lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)
2. fig. easily solved

Character Breakdown

迎
yíng
to welcome, to receive, to greet
HSK 3 7 丶
刃
rèn
edged tool, cutlery, knife edge
3 丶
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3 6 丶
解
jiě
to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
HSK 3 13 丶

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