Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
驾轻就熟駕輕就熟jia4 qing1 jiu4 shu2
lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy; a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back
减轻減輕jian3 qing1
to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
举足轻重舉足輕重ju3 zu2 qing1 zhong4
to play a critical role (idiom); influential
看轻看輕kan4 qing1
to belittle; to scorn; to take sth lightly
礼轻情意重禮輕情意重li3 qing1 qing2 yi4 zhong4
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.
礼轻人意重禮輕人意重li3 qing1 ren2 yi4 zhong4
slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
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.
轻便輕便qing1 bian4
lightweight and portable; light and convenient
轻薄輕薄qing1 bo2
light (weight); frivolous; a philanderer; to scorn; disrespectful
轻车简从輕車簡從qing1 che1 jian3 cong2
(of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort; to travel without ostentation
轻车熟路輕車熟路qing1 che1 shu2 lu4
lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom); fig. to do sth routinely and with ease; a walk in the park
轻脆輕脆qing1 cui4
sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragile; frail; also written 清脆
轻打輕打qing1 da3
tap; hit lightly
轻敌輕敵qing1 di2
to underestimate the enemy
轻度輕度qing1 du4
mild (symptoms etc)
轻而易举輕而易舉qing1 er2 yi4 ju3
easy; with no difficulty
轻风輕風qing1 feng1
breeze; light wind
轻浮輕浮qing1 fu2
frivolous; careless; giddy
轻抚輕撫qing1 fu3
to stroke lightly; to caress
轻工輕工qing1 gong1
light engineering
轻工业輕工業qing1 gong1 ye4
light industry
轻轨輕軌qing1 gui3
light rail; transit system (underground, at street level or elevated); streetcar; metro; abbr. for 輕型軌道交通|轻型轨道交通
轻击棒輕擊棒qing1 ji1 bang4
putter (golf)
轻机关枪輕機關槍qing1 ji1 guan1 qiang1
also written 輕機槍|轻机枪; light machine gun
轻机枪輕機槍qing1 ji1 qiang1
light machine gun
轻击球輕擊球qing1 ji1 qiu2
to hit the ball lightly (sport); putt (golf)
轻击区輕擊區qing1 ji1 qu1
putting green (golf)
轻捷輕捷qing1 jie2
light on one's feet; nimble; agile
轻举妄动輕舉妄動qing1 ju3 wang4 dong4
to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
轻看輕看qing1 kan4
to look down upon
轻口薄舌輕口薄舌qing1 kou3 bo2 she2
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
轻快輕快qing1 kuai4
light and quick; brisk; spry; lively; effortless; relaxed; agile; blithe
轻狂輕狂qing1 kuang2
frivolous
轻浪浮薄輕浪浮薄qing1 lang4 fu2 bo2
(idiom) frivolous
轻量级輕量級qing1 liang4 ji2
lightweight (boxing etc)
轻灵輕靈qing1 ling2
quick and skillful; agile
轻慢輕慢qing1 man4
irreverent
轻描淡写輕描淡寫qing1 miao2 dan4 xie3
to sketch in light shades; to play down; to deemphasize (idiom)
轻蔑輕蔑qing1 mie4
to contempt; to disdain; pejorative
轻飘飘輕飄飄qing1 piao1 piao1
light as a feather
轻骑輕騎qing1 qi2
light cavalry; light motorcycle; moped
轻巧輕巧qing1 qiao3
dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful
轻轻輕輕qing1 qing1
lightly; softly
轻裘肥马輕裘肥馬qing1 qiu2 fei2 ma3
lit. light furs and stout horses; fig. to live in luxury
轻取輕取qing1 qu3
to beat easily; to gain an easy victory
轻染輕染qing1 ran3
tinge
轻饶輕饒qing1 rao2
to forgive easily; to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)
轻饶素放輕饒素放qing1 rao2 su4 fang4
easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free
轻柔輕柔qing1 rou2
soft; gentle; pliable
轻纱輕紗qing1 sha1
light muslin; gauze
轻伤輕傷qing1 shang1
lightly wounded; minor injuries
轻声輕聲qing1 sheng1
quietly; softly; neutral tone; light stress
轻生輕生qing1 sheng1
a suicide; to commit suicide
轻声细语輕聲細語qing1 sheng1 xi4 yu3
to speak softly; to whisper (idiom)
轻省輕省qing1 sheng5
relaxed; easy
轻食輕食qing1 shi2
light meal; snack
轻视輕視qing1 shi4
contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful
轻手轻脚輕手輕腳qing1 shou3 qing1 jiao3
(to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)
轻率輕率qing1 shuai4
cavalier; offhand; reckless
轻水輕水qing1 shui3
light water (as opposed to heavy water); see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆
轻水反应堆輕水反應堆qing1 shui3 fan3 ying4 dui1
light water reactor (LWR)
轻松輕鬆qing1 song1
light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously
轻佻輕佻qing1 tiao1
frivolous; coquettish
轻窕輕窕qing1 tiao3
frivolous; capricious; playful
轻微輕微qing1 wei1
slight; light; trivial; to a small extent
轻侮輕侮qing1 wu3
to slight; to scorn
轻武器輕武器qing1 wu3 qi4
light weapon
轻信輕信qing1 xin4
to easily trust; gullible; naïve
轻型輕型qing1 xing2
light (machinery, aircraft etc)
轻型轨道交通輕型軌道交通qing1 xing2 gui3 dao4 jiao1 tong1
light rail; transit system (underground, at street level or elevated); streetcar; metro; abbr. to 輕軌|轻轨
轻言细语輕言細語qing1 yan2 xi4 yu3
to speak softly
轻咬輕咬qing1 yao3
to nibble
轻易輕易qing1 yi4
easily; lightly; rashly
轻音乐輕音樂qing1 yin1 yue4
light music
轻盈輕盈qing1 ying2
graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed
轻于鸿毛輕於鴻毛qing1 yu2 hong2 mao2
light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling; unimportant
轻元素輕元素qing1 yuan2 su4
light element (such as hydrogen)
轻者輕者qing1 zhe3
less serious case; in less severe cases
轻质石油輕質石油qing1 zhi4 shi2 you2
light petroleum (product); gasoline and diesel oil
轻质石油产品輕質石油產品qing1 zhi4 shi2 you2 chan3 pin3
light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
轻重輕重qing1 zhong4
severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious
轻重倒置輕重倒置qing1 zhong4 dao4 zhi4
to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important); lacking a sense of perspective; to put the cart before the horse
轻重缓急輕重緩急qing1 zhong4 huan3 ji2
slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority
轻重主次輕重主次qing1 zhong4 zhu3 ci4
to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point); lacking a sense of perspective; to put the cart before the horse
轻子輕子qing1 zi3
lepton (particle physics)
轻嘴薄舌輕嘴薄舌qing1 zui3 bo2 she2
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
轻罪輕罪qing1 zui4
petty crime; misdemeanor
身轻如燕身輕如燕shen1 qing1 ru2 yan4
as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
头重脚轻頭重腳輕tou2 zhong4 jiao3 qing1
top-heavy; fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
文人相轻文人相輕wen2 ren2 xiang1 qing1
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
问鼎轻重問鼎輕重wen4 ding3 qing1 zhong4
lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
无足轻重無足輕重wu2 zu2 qing1 zhong4
insignificant
重利轻义重利輕義zhong4 li4 qing1 yi4
to value material gain over righteousness
重量轻质重量輕質zhong4 liang4 qing1 zhi4
to value quantity over quality
重男轻女重男輕女zhong4 nan2 qing1 nv3
lit. to value males and belittle females (idiom)
重色轻友重色輕友zhong4 se4 qing1 you3
paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom); to value sex over friendship
重文轻武重文輕武zhong4 wen2 qing1 wu3
to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military; to prefer the pen to the sword
重形式轻内容重形式輕內容zhong4 xing2 shi4 qing1 nei4 rong2
heavy on form, light on substance; to stress form at the expense of content
重义轻利重義輕利zhong4 yi4 qing1 li4
to value righteousness rather than material gain (idiom)