轻巧 (輕巧)
qīng qiǎo
Pinyin

Definition

轻巧 (輕巧)
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qīng qiǎo
  1. dexterous
  2. deft
  3. easy
  4. light and easy to use
  5. nimble
  6. agile
  7. lithe
  8. graceful

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 classifier: 块 kuài
技巧
jì qiǎo
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 technique
乖巧
guāi qiǎo
  1. 1 clever (child)
  2. 2 smart
  3. 3 lovable
  4. 4 cute
小巧
xiǎo qiǎo
  1. 1 small and exquisite
  2. 2 delicate
  3. 3 fine (features)
  4. 4 compact
  5. 5 nifty
巧
qiǎo
  1. 1 opportunely
  2. 2 coincidentally
  3. 3 as it happens
  4. 4 skillful
  5. 5 timely

Idioms (7)

巧妇难为无米之炊
qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī
  1. 1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
  1. 1 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. 2 to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
  1. 1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have a glib tongue
巧言令色
qiǎo yán lìng sè
  1. 1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng
  1. 1 the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
  2. 2 honesty is the best policy

Sample Sentences

有防水的，透明的，轻巧的，还有普通的。
yǒu fángshuǐ de ，tòumíng de ，qīngqiǎo de ，hái yǒu pǔtōng de 。
We have waterproof ones, clear ones, light ones, and normal ones.
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你说得倒轻巧。又是罚款，又是扣分的，我还要不要吃饭了？
nǐ shuō de dào qīngqiǎo 。yòu shì fákuǎn ，yòu shì kòufēn de ，wǒ hái yào bu yào chīfàn le ？
That's easier said than done. Besides getting fined, I'd also have points deducted. What should I do--not eat?
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你说得轻巧。我已经半年没工作、没收入了。我怎么豁达？
nǐ shuō de qīngqiǎo 。wǒ yǐjīng bàn nián méi gōngzuò 、mò shōurù le 。wǒ zěnme huòdá ？
You make it sound so easy. I've already been out of a job for half a year, and I don't have any income. How am I supposed to be optimistic?
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