轻声细语
qīng shēng xì yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

轻声细语
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qīng shēng xì yǔ
  1. to speak softly
  2. to whisper (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

仔细
zǐ xì
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 attentive
  3. 3 cautious
大声
dà shēng
  1. 1 loud voice
  2. 2 in a loud voice
  3. 3 loudly
年轻
nián qīng
  1. 1 young
年轻人
nián qīng rén
  1. 1 young people
  2. 2 youngster
心声
xīn shēng
  1. 1 thoughts
  2. 2 feelings
  3. 3 aspirations
  4. 4 heartfelt wishes
  5. 5 inner voice
掌声
zhǎng shēng
  1. 1 applause
  2. 2 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
歌声
gē shēng
  1. 1 singing voice
  2. 2 fig. original voice of a poet
无语
wú yǔ
  1. 1 to remain silent
  2. 2 to have nothing to say
  3. 3 (coll.) speechless
  4. 4 dumbfounded
物语
wù yǔ
  1. 1 monogatari
  2. 2 epic narrative (Japanese literary form)
相声
xiàng sheng
  1. 1 comic dialogue
  2. 2 sketch
  3. 3 crosstalk
粤语
Yuè yǔ
  1. 1 Cantonese language
细
xì
  1. 1 thin or slender
  2. 2 finely particulate
  3. 3 thin and soft
  4. 4 fine
  5. 5 delicate
  6. 6 trifling
  7. 7 (of a sound) quiet
  8. 8 frugal
细节
xì jié
  1. 1 details
  2. 2 particulars
细胞
xì bāo
  1. 1 cell (biology)
细腻
xì nì
  1. 1 exquisite
  2. 2 meticulous
絮语
xù yǔ
  1. 1 to chatter incessantly
声
shēng
  1. 1 sound
  2. 2 voice
  3. 3 tone
  4. 4 noise
  5. 5 reputation
  6. 6 classifier for sounds
声音
shēng yīn
  1. 1 voice
  2. 2 sound
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
英语
Yīng yǔ
  1. 1 English (language)
言语
yán yǔ
  1. 1 words
  2. 2 speech
  3. 3 (spoken) language

Idioms (20)

一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
  2. 2 naive
  3. 3 doesn't know who's who
  4. 4 no sense of priorities
不声不响
bù shēng bù xiǎng
  1. 1 wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking
  2. 2 taciturn
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep silent
事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
  1. 1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
人声鼎沸
rén shēng dǐng fèi
  1. 1 lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
  2. 2 hubbub
  3. 3 brouhaha
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
  1. 1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
冷言冷语
lěng yán lěng yǔ
  1. 1 sarcastic comments (idiom)
  2. 2 to make sarcastic comments
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
  1. 1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
  1. 1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
  2. 2 talking nonstop
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 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
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 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.

Sample Sentences

另一方面，我们也觉得轻声细语，比透过耳机在你的耳朵旁边大吼大叫来得好。
lìngyīfāngmiàn ，wǒmen yě juéde qīngshēngxìyǔ ，bǐ tòuguò ěrjī zài nǐ de ěrduo pángbiān dà hǒu dàjiào láide hǎo 。
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