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轻

qīng · qing

Traditional 輕

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. light
  2. easy
  3. gentle
  4. soft
  5. reckless
  6. unimportant
  7. frivolous
  8. small in number
  9. unstressed
  10. neutral
  11. to disparage
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In a conversation

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Ten light books

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)包(bāo)太(tài)重(zhòng)了(le)，你(nǐ)的(de)呢(ne)？

    My bag is too heavy. What about yours?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)很(hěn)轻(qīng)，只(zhǐ)带(dài)了(le)手机(shǒujī)。

    Mine is very light. I only carried my phone.

  3. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拿(ná)一下(yīxià)，很(hěn)轻(qīng)的(de)。

    Come, hold it for me a moment. It is very light.

  4. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，这(zhè)哪里(nǎlǐ)轻(qīng)？里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Wow, how is this light? What is inside?

  5. Dengdeng

    就(jiù)十本(shíběn)书(shū)，每本(měiběn)都(dōu)很(hěn)轻(qīng)。

    Just ten books, and each one is very light.

  6. Liangliang

    轻(qīng)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)，加起来(jiāqǐlai)就(jiù)重(zhòng)了(le)。

    "Light, light, light." Add them up and it is heavy.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)笔(bǐ)记(jì)本(běn)电(diàn)脑(nǎo)又(yòu)薄(báo)又(yòu)轻(qīng)。

This laptop is thin and light.

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

02

请(qǐng)轻(qīng)一(yì)点(diǎn)关(guān)门(mén)，宝(bǎo)宝(bao)正(zhèng)在(zài)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)。

Please close the door gently; the baby is sleeping.

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