轻

Meaning(adjective, adverbial adjective, verb, vocab.word.pos.g)

light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage

Opposite: 重 (heavy). 年轻 = young; 轻声 = neutral tone.

Examples

• 这个箱子很轻，我自己拿吧。

  zhè ge xiāng zǐ hěn qīng, wǒ zì jǐ ná ba.

  This case is light—I'll carry it myself.

• 孩子在睡觉，说话轻一点。

  hái zi zài shuì jiào, shuō huà qīng yì diǎn.

  The baby's asleep—speak softly.

• 还好他伤得很轻，很快就能出院。

  hái hǎo tā shāng dé hěn qīng, hěn kuài jiù néng chū yuàn.

  Luckily his injuries are minor, and he'll be discharged soon.

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