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轻 (Trad.: 輕)
Pinyin: qīng
English Definition: light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
Chinese Definition:
①分量小，与“重(zhòng)”相对：轻重。轻型。轻便(biàn)。轻于鸿毛。轻尘栖弱草(喻人生渺小短暂)。
②程度浅，数量少：年轻。工作轻。
③用力小：轻放。轻声。轻闲。轻描淡写。
④负载少，装备简省：轻装。轻骑。轻锐(轻装的精锐部队)。
⑤认为容易，不以为重要：轻视。轻蔑。轻生。
⑥随便，不庄重：轻率(shuài)。轻佻。轻浮。
⑦沉重。
Antonyms: 重 沉
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 車
Pictophonetic: 工 indicates the sound; 车 (cart) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 车 [ chē ] cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
    • ⿱ Above to below
      • 又 [ yòu ] and, also, again, in addition
      • 工 [ gōng ] labor, work; laborer, worker
Similar Characters: 轾
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Example Words
年轻 nián qīng young
年轻人 nián qīng rén young people; youngster
轻松 qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously
减轻 jiǎn qīng to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
轻易 qīng yì easily; lightly; rashly
More: 轻* | *轻 | *轻*
Example Sentences
1
zhè ge
这个
bēi zi
杯子
hěn
很
qīng
轻
。
This cup is very light.
2
bú yào
不要
qīng yì
轻易
xiāng xìn
相信
mò shēng rén
陌生人
。
Don't easily trust strangers.
3
zhè ge
这个
nián qīng rén
年轻人
hěn
很
yǒu
有
qián tú
前途
。
This young man has a bright future.
4
zhè zhǒng
这种
yào
药
kě yǐ
可以
jiǎn qīng
减轻
téng tòng
疼痛
。
This medication can alleviate pain.
5
tā men
他们
qīng sōng
轻松
yíng dé
赢得
le
了
yóu xì
游戏
。
They won the game handily
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