轻声 (qīng shēng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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轻声 (qīng shēng): Soft voice (noun / adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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轻 • qīng • light-weight • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
qīng
轻
light-weight
声 • shēng • sound, voice, tone • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
shēng
声
sound, voice, tone
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More common words that include characters from 轻声.
Words with
轻
年轻
nián qīng
young
减轻
jiǎn qīng
to lighten
轻松
qīng sōng
gentle
轻易
qīng yì
easily
轻视
qīng shì
despise; look down on
轻重
qīng zhòng
severity; degree of seriousness; weight
举足轻重
jǔ zú qīng zhòng
play a decisive role; hold the balance of power
轻型
qīng xíng
Light type
Words with
声
声音
shēng yīn
sound
歌声
gē shēng
singing voice
响声
xiǎng shēng
noise
声调
shēng diào
tone; pitch of voice
掌声
zhǎng shēng
applause
噪声
zào shēng
noise
声势
shēng shì
impetus; momentum
声明
shēng míng
state; declare; announce
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Example Sentences with 轻声
tā
他
qīng
轻
shēng
声
shuō
说
huà
话
，
pà
怕
chǎo
吵
xǐng
醒
hái
孩
zi
子
。
He spoke in a soft voice, afraid of waking the child.
zài
在
hàn
汉
yǔ
语
zhōng
中
，
yǒu
有
xiē
些
zì
字
yào
要
dú
读
qīng
轻
shēng
声
。
In Chinese, some characters should be pronounced with a light tone.
