Definition
This four-character idiom literally means 'to reach into a bag and take something out' — it describes a task so easy it's like grabbing something from your own pocket. You can use it as a predicate, often with 如同 / 就像 (like/as) or after 是 (it is). It carries an exaggerated tone of confidence, implying the speaker finds the task trivial.
id.
as easy as stealing candy from a babyeffortlessa piece of cake
Examples
- ，探囊取物。Duì tā zhè zhǒng gāoshǒu lái shuō, zhè cì bǐsài rútóng tàn náng qǔ wù.For an expert like him, this competition is as easy as taking something from his pocket.
- 探囊取物。Zhège wèntí duì tā lái shuō jiǎnzhí jiù shì tàn náng qǔ wù.This problem is basically a piece of cake for him.
- ，探囊取物。Tā yí xiàng zìxìn, juéde kǎo dì yī búguò shì tàn náng qǔ wù bàle.She has always been confident, thinking that getting first place in exams is no more than picking something out of a bag.
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