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轻
輕
qīng
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
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

轻
qīng
light, gentle; simple, easy
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

年轻
niánqīng
young
HSK 3
从轻
cóngqīng
to be lenient (in sentencing)
减轻
jiǎnqīng
to lighten
看轻
kànqīng
to belittle
轻佻
qīngtiāo
frivolous
轻便
qīngbiàn
lightweight and portable
轻信
qīngxìn
to easily trust
轻伤
qīngshāng
lightly wounded
轻取
qīngqǔ
to beat easily
轻咬
qīngyǎo
nibble
轻型
qīngxíng
light (machinery, aircraft etc)
轻子
qīngzǐ
lepton (particle physics)
轻工
qīnggōng
light engineering
轻巧
qīngqiǎo
dexterous
轻度
qīngdù
mild (symptoms etc)
轻微
qīngwēi
slight
轻快
qīngkuài
light and quick
轻慢
qīngmàn
irreverent
轻打
qīngdǎ
tap
轻捷
qīngjié
light on one's feet

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
459
Word Frequency Rank
429 of 84,292

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