轻 qīng

light; easy, simple; gentle

HSK 3 #460

DEFINITIONS

  • light
  • easy, simple
  • gentle
  • light
  • easy
  • gentle
  • soft
  • reckless
  • unimportant
  • frivolous
  • small in number
  • unstressed
  • neutral
  • to disparage

STROKES

WORDS

轻慢 qīng màn irreverent
轻机枪 qīng jī qiāng light machine gun
不知轻重 bù zhī qīng zhòng lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things; naive; doesn't know who's who; no sense of priorities
不轻饶 bù qīng ráo not to forgive easily; not to let off; (You, He) won't get away with it!
人微言轻 rén wēi yán qīng (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo ， lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo ， lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán ， liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
屁轻 pì qīng very light
布伦轻机枪 bù lún qīng jī qiāng Bren gun, British light machine gun first produced in 1937
年轻气盛 nián qīng qì shèng full of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth
从轻 cóng qīng to be lenient (in sentencing)
文人相轻 wén rén xiāng qīng scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
男儿有泪不轻弹 nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán real men do not easily cry (idiom)
百事轻怡 bǎi shì qīng yí Diet Pepsi; Pepsi Light
礼轻人意重 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng ， qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
礼轻情意重 lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
缓急轻重 huǎn jí qīng zhòng slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority; also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急
肥马轻裘 féi mǎ qīng qiú lit. stout horses and light furs; fig. to live in luxury
自轻自贱 zì qīng zì jiàn to belittle oneself; self-contempt
身轻如燕 shēn qīng rú yàn as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
轻侮 qīng wǔ to slight; to scorn
轻元素 qīng yuán sù light element (such as hydrogen)
Previous Next