Chinese Word: 轻 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

轻 (Trad.: 輕)HSK 4

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	HSK 3
年轻人	nián qīng rén	young people; youngster	HSK 3
轻松	qīng sōng	light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously	HSK 4
减轻	jiǎn qīng	to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
轻易	qīng yì	easily; lightly; rashly	HSK 5

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Example Sentences

1		tā 她 de 的 bìng 病 hěn 很 qīng 轻。 Her illness is not at all serious.
2		bìng rén 病人 shuì 睡 zhe 着 le 了， qīng diǎn ér 轻点儿！ Be quiet!The patient is asleep.
3		wǒ 我 yòng 用 zhǒu qīng 肘轻 tuī 推 yī xià 一下 lù yì sī 路易斯， wǒ men 我们 yì qǐ 一起 xià 下 lóu 楼 lái 来。 I give Louis a nudge, and we go down together.
4		zhè 这 xiāng zi 箱子 qīng 轻 dé 得 chū rén yì wài 出人意外。 The suitcase is surprisingly light.
5		tā 她 shuì jiào 睡觉 qīng 轻。 She is a light sleeper.

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1		tā 她 de 的 bìng 病 hěn 很 qīng 轻。 Her illness is not at all serious.
2		bìng rén 病人 shuì 睡 zhe 着 le 了， qīng diǎn ér 轻点儿！ Be quiet!The patient is asleep.
3		wǒ 我 yòng 用 zhǒu qīng 肘轻 tuī 推 yī xià 一下 lù yì sī 路易斯， wǒ men 我们 yì qǐ 一起 xià 下 lóu 楼 lái 来。 I give Louis a nudge, and we go down together.
4		zhè 这 xiāng zi 箱子 qīng 轻 dé 得 chū rén yì wài 出人意外。 The suitcase is surprisingly light.
5		tā 她 shuì jiào 睡觉 qīng 轻。 She is a light sleeper.

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