It seems to be the most extraordinary, but in fact it is easy and difficult. What does this mean?

It means: what seems ordinary and practical is the strangest, but it seems easy to write but full of hardships.

Origin: Wang Anshi's "Zhang Shi" in the Northern Song Dynasty has seven quatrains.

Whole poem:

Suzhou's famous sentences are old, and Yuefu's witty remarks are continuous.

It seems to be the most extraordinary, but in fact it is easy and difficult.

Translation:

Ye Si's poems have a long reputation, and everyone praises his wonderful Yuefu.

It seems ordinary and practical, but it seems easy to write but full of hardships.

Extended data

Appreciate:

This poem is a summary of Zhang Ji's creative experience and the poet's own experience. As far as poetry creation is concerned, it looks unremarkable, without flowery rhetoric, difficult words and expressions and axe marks. But this is plain, not mediocre. This is light and tasteful, and it is the artistic realm that the poet pursues diligently. However, this realm is not easy to achieve.

This kind of prosaic poem, under the careful taste, can appear very strange. This kind of poem seems relaxed, but the writing process is hard and bleak. From "luxury" to "sincerity" and from "beauty" to "plain" may be a long road, and it is difficult to write wonderful works without completing this road.

Comments on Professor Xu Yingpei of Nantong Normal University;

Wang Anshi's poems are not only applicable to poetry, but also to other things. Don't underestimate or ignore those seemingly "ordinary" things. Some "strange rises" are hidden in simple appearances and contained in simple forms. Only by careful consideration can we find those eye-catching and thrilling contents. This is to be able to see the strange in the ordinary, know the strong in the weak, and see the differences in the ordinary. This poem not only tells us not to be confused by the appearance of "image", but also tells us that people should not be confused by the appearance of "image" when they realize that they are doing things.