輕

qīng

Novice Level 2* ★ Core word
Stative verb

輕 (qīng) is a Chinese word meaning “light”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. light
  2. easy
  3. gentle
  4. soft
  5. reckless
  6. unimportant
  7. frivolous
  8. small in number
  9. unstressed
  10. neutral
  11. to disparage

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Example

這個背包很輕,我背得動。

This backpack is light; I can carry it.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).