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  *輕* | 輕* | *輕
light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage
HSK 2
light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously
HSK 4
easy; simple / rashly; offhandedly
HSK 4
light weapon
to commit suicide; to take one's own life
(idiom) (to move or do sth) softly; quietly; gently
slight / light / trivial / to a small extent
HSK 7-9
light (machinery, aircraft etc)
HSK 7-9
(Chinese martial arts) the art of agile movement such as leaping, wall-running or gliding through the air (exaggerated in wuxia stories)
light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling / unimportant
cavalier / offhand / reckless
easy / with no difficulty
HSK 7-9
lit. light furs and stout horses / fig. to live in luxury
light on one's feet / nimble / agile
light meal; snack
scornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative / disdain; contempt
HSK 7-9
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)
to speak softly / to whisper (idiom)
relaxed / easy
light as a feather
light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆
breeze / light wind
(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal / to downplay / to understate
light machine gun
frivolous / capricious / playful
irreverent
to stroke lightly / to caress
severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious
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
light music
(idiom) frivolous
to nibble
to hit the ball lightly (sport) / putt (golf)
contempt / contemptuous / to despise / to scorn / scornful
lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom); hasty and rude / caustic and sharp-tongued
light (weight) / frivolous / a philanderer / to scorn / disrespectful
dexterous / deft / easy / light and easy to use / nimble / agile / lithe / graceful
graceful / lithe / light and graceful / lighthearted / relaxed
less serious case / in less severe cases
lepton (particle physics)
lightly; softly
light cavalry / light motorcycle / moped
putting green (golf)
sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 清脆
frivolous / coquettish
to look down upon
in a quiet voice; softly / (linguistics) neutral tone
slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first / sense of priority
frivolous
to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
(of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort / to travel without ostentation
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
lightly wounded / minor injuries
light element (such as hydrogen)
light petroleum (product) / gasoline and diesel oil
(literary) to treat with disrespect
light water reactor (LWR)
to say, without careful consideration
easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free
to speak softly
lightweight
quick and skillful / agile
lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom) / fig. to do sth routinely and with ease / a walk in the park
lightweight (boxing etc)
light and quick / brisk / spry / lively / effortless / relaxed / agile / blithe
light industry
light engineering
to underestimate the enemy
to easily trust; gullible; naïve
to tap; to hit lightly
putter (golf)
tinge
soft; gentle; pliable
frivolous / careless / giddy
to beat easily / to gain an easy victory
light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
light rail / transit system (underground, at street level or elevated) / streetcar / metro / abbr. to 輕軌|轻轨
mild (symptoms etc)
light muslin / gauze
petty crime / misdemeanor
Hong Kong LRT (Light Rail Transit) (abbr. for 輕便鐵路|轻便铁路)
also written 輕機槍|轻机枪 / light machine gun
(idiom) hasty and rude; caustic and sharp-tongued
to forgive easily / to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)
lightweight and portable / light and convenient


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