轻
qīng
light
easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
这个箱子很轻，一只手就能拿起来。
zhè ge xiāng zi hěn qīng，yī zhī shǒu jiù néng ná qǐ lái。
This box is very light; one hand is enough to pick it up.
她说话声音很轻，坐在后排的人听不清楚。
tā shuō huà shēng yīn hěn qīng，zuò zài hòu pái de rén tīng bu qīng chǔ。
She speaks in a very soft voice, so people sitting in the back rows cannot hear her clearly.
Words with 轻
轻食
qīng shí
light meal; snack
避重就轻
bì zhòng jiù qīng
to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial
重利轻义
zhòng lì qīng yì
to value material gain over righteousness
重形式轻内容
zhòng xíng shì qīng nèi róng
heavy on form, light on substance
重文轻武
zhòng wén qīng wǔ
to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military
重男轻女
zhòng nán qīng nǚ
to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
重义轻利
zhòng yì qīng lì
to value righteousness rather than material gain (idiom)
重色轻友
zhòng sè qīng yǒu
paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom)
头重脚轻
tóu zhòng jiǎo qīng
top-heavy
驾轻就熟
jià qīng jiù shú
lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
不轻饶
bù qīng ráo
not to forgive easily