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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)

轻抚
qīngfǔ
to stroke lightly
年轻
niánqīng
young
HSK 3
轻松
qīngsōng
light
HSK 4
轻风
qīngfēng
breeze
轻敌
qīngdí
to underestimate the enemy
轻水
qīngshuǐ
light water (as opposed to heavy water)
轻易
qīngyì
easily
HSK 5
轻染
qīngrǎn
tinge
轻柔
qīngróu
soft
轻骑
qīngqí
light cavalry
轻灵
qīnglíng
quick and skillful
轻重
qīngzhòng
severity (of the case)
从轻
cóngqīng
to be lenient (in sentencing)
轻轻
qīngqīng
lightly
轻轨
qīngguǐ
light rail
轻视
qīngshì
contempt
HSK 5
减轻
jiǎnqīng
to lighten
轻薄
qīngbó
light
轻蔑
qīngmiè
to contempt
轻脆
qīngcuì
sharp and clear

Metadata

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

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