qīng

light; easy, simple; gentle

DEFINITIONS

輕 qīng
  • light
  • easy
  • gentle
  • soft
  • reckless
  • unimportant
  • frivolous
  • small in number
  • unstressed
  • neutral
  • to disparage

WORDS

重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority
量級 qīng liàng jí lightweight (boxing etc)
鐵 qīng tiě Hong Kong LRT (Light Rail Transit) (abbr. for 輕便鐵路|轻便铁路)
靈 qīng líng quick and skillful; agile
音樂 qīng yīn yuè light music
風 qīng fēng breeze; light wind
飄飄 qīng piāo piāo light as a feather
食 qīng shí light meal; snack
饒 qīng ráo to forgive easily; to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)
饒素放 qīng ráo sù fàng easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free
騎 qīng qí light cavalry; light motorcycle; moped
鬆 qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously
避重就 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial; to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
重利義 zhòng lì qīng yì to value material gain over righteousness
重形式內容 zhòng xíng shì qīng nèi róng heavy on form, light on substance; to stress form at the expense of content
重文武 zhòng wén qīng wǔ to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military; to prefer the pen to the sword
重男女 zhòng nán qīng nǚ to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
重義利 zhòng yì qīng lì to value righteousness rather than material gain (idiom)
重色友 zhòng sè qīng yǒu paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom); to value sex over friendship
重量質 zhòng liàng qīng zhì to value quantity over quality
頭重腳 tóu zhòng jiǎo qīng top-heavy; fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy; a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back