轻 (輕)
qīng
Pinyin
Definition
轻 (輕)
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- light
- easy
- gentle
- soft
- reckless
- unimportant
- frivolous
- small in number
- unstressed
- neutral
- to disparage
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
不知轻重
- 1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
- 2 naive
- 3 doesn't know who's who
- 4 no sense of priorities
人微言轻
- 1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
- 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
- 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
问鼎轻重
- 1 lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
Sample Sentences
不要这么极端,工作是实现人生价值的方式,马云说的不错,年轻的时候就是应该努力付出心血、努力奋斗。
Don’t be so extreme, work is a way to realise life’s values. Ma Yun said when you’re young you should work hard.
真是的,你们现在的年轻人是不是没有表情包都不会聊天了!
Really! Young people nowadays cannot chat without using emojis!
我也知道现在这时代不应该再固守成规、遵循“按资排辈”那一套了,只是被一个年轻人牵着鼻子走,心理多少有些不平衡。
I am aware in today’s times, we shouldn’t stick to rules where positions are based on seniority. But I still feel mentally awkward to be led by someone younger.
你老板比你年轻吗?不过我听说呀,现在的有的年轻人学历高、能力强,所以很早就做上了管理岗位呢。
Is your boss younger than you? However, I have heard that some young people now have high academic qualifications and strong abilities, And therefore are in management positions very early in their careers.
数都数不清了,新官上任三把火,他年纪轻轻,却雄心勃勃,就连我这个“饱经沧桑”的老员工,也很难协调好时间呢。
Countless times, the new boss is young and ambitious who wants to accomplish major achievements. Even an experienced worker like myself with vicissitudes of life find it hard to adapt and adjust to the time.
6.堵车堵得一塌糊涂,年轻司机恨不得插上翅膀飞回家。
The traffic jam was in such a mess that the young driver wished he could put on his wings and fly home.
时下年轻人都非常喜欢跟风、追一些时尚潮流,所以一些限量版的鞋子、衣服,或是一些联名款的服装就越来越受到大家的欢迎了。
Young people nowadays love to follow fashion trends, so limited edition shoes and clothes, and designer collaborations are becoming more and more popular.
篮球队原本可以赢这个比赛,却因为轻敌,让煮熟的鸭子飞了。
The basketball team could have won the game, but they lost the game because they were underestimating their opponent.
虽然她很年轻,但是却一点也不害怕她的老板,真是初生之犊不畏虎。
Although she is very young, she is not afraid of her boss at all. She is the newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.
我们可以用初生之犊不畏虎来形容刚进到一个新的环境的年轻人。
We can use "Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers" to describe a young man who just entered a new environment.