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轻微

qīng wēi · qing wei

Traditional 輕微

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. slight
  2. light
  3. trivial
  4. to a small extent
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A slight bump

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你的(nǐde)自行车(zìxíngchē)怎么了(zěnmele)？

    Dengdeng, what happened to your bike?

  2. Dengdeng

    只是(zhǐshì)轻微(qīngwēi)的(de)碰撞(pèngzhuàng)，没事(méishì)。

    Just a slight bump. No problem.

  3. Liangliang

    轻微(qīngwēi)？车把(chēbǎ)都(dōu)歪了(wāile)！

    Slight? The handlebar is even bent!

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，这个(zhège)不(bù)轻微(qīngwēi)。我(wǒ)再也不(zàiyěbù)骑(qí)下坡了(xiàpōle)。

    OK, this is not slight. I will never ride downhill again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

日(rì)程(chéng)表(biǎo)只(zhǐ)受(shòu)到(dào)了(le)这(zhè)次(cì)延(yán)误(wù)的(de)轻(qīng)微(wēi)影(yǐng)响(xiǎng)。

The schedule is only slightly affected by this delay.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by vicch · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)只(zhǐ)是(shì)轻(qīng)微(wēi)地(de)扭(niǔ)伤(shāng)了(le)脚(jiǎo)踝(huái)，休(xiū)息(xi)两(liǎng)天(tiān)就(jiù)好(hǎo)了(le)。

He only slightly sprained his ankle and will be fine after resting for two days.

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