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

轻声细语 qīng shēng xì yǔ to speak softly; to whisper (idiom)
轻脆 qīng cuì sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragile; frail; also written 清脆
轻裘肥马 qīng qiú féi mǎ lit. light furs and stout horses; fig. to live in luxury
轻言细语 qīng yán xì yǔ to speak softly
轻质石油 qīng zhì shí yóu light petroleum (product); gasoline and diesel oil
轻质石油产品 qīng zhì shí yóu chǎn pǐn light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
轻车简从 qīng chē jiǎn cóng (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort; to travel without ostentation
轻重主次 qīng zhòng zhǔ cì to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point); lacking a sense of perspective; to put the cart before the horse
轻重倒置 qīng zhòng dào zhì to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important); lacking a sense of perspective; to put the cart before the horse
轻铁 qīng tiě Hong Kong LRT (Light Rail Transit) (abbr. for 輕便鐵路|轻便铁路)
轻灵 qīng líng quick and skillful; agile
轻食 qīng shí light meal; snack
轻饶 qīng ráo to forgive easily; to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)
轻饶素放 qīng ráo sù fàng easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free
重利轻义 zhòng lì qīng yì to value material gain over righteousness
重形式轻内容 zhòng xíng shì qīng nèi róng heavy on form, light on substance; to stress form at the expense of content
重文轻武 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
重男轻女 zhòng nán qīng nǚ to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
重义轻利 zhòng yì qīng lì to value righteousness rather than material gain (idiom)
重色轻友 zhòng sè qīng yǒu paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom); to value sex over friendship
重量轻质 zhòng liàng qīng zhì to value quantity over quality
头重脚轻 tóu zhòng jiǎo qīng top-heavy; fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
轻轻地 qīng qīng de gently; softly
轻金属 qīng jīn shǔ light metal; lightweight metal materials
轻拂 qīng fú lightly caress or brush something, such as a breeze gently brushing against someone's face
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