轻 (qīng) means Light (easy - frivolous - hasty). Below are 24 of the 83 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请 轻 一点儿，别吵醒孩子。
Qǐng qīng yìdiǎnr, bié chǎo xǐng háizi.
Please be gentler and do not wake the child.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 轻
和他交往很 轻 松。
Hé tā jiāowǎng hěn qīngsōng.
It is easy to get along with him.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 交往
这一票举足 轻 重。
Zhè yí piào jǔzúqīngzhòng.
This one vote holds the balance.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 举足轻重
这位经理比我年 轻 。
Zhè wèi jīnglǐ bǐ wǒ niánqīng.
This manager is younger than me.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 年轻
新来的校长很年 轻 。
Xīn lái de xiàozhǎng hěn niánqīng.
The new principal is very young.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 校长
年 轻 时要努力奋斗。
Niánqīng shí yào nǔlì fèndòu.
When you are young you should strive hard.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 奋斗
不要 轻 易否定自己。
Bùyào qīngyì fǒudìng zìjǐ.
Do not dismiss yourself so readily.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 否定
年 轻 人的观念变了。
Niánqīng rén de guānniàn biàn le.
Young people's ideas have changed.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 观念
这个年 轻 人真能干。
Zhège niánqīng rén zhēn nénggàn.
This young man is really competent.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 能干
他年 轻 时当过士兵。
Tā niánqīng shí dāng guo shìbīng.
He was a soldier when he was young.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 士兵
这袋米的分量不 轻 。
Zhè dài mǐ de fènliàng bù qīng.
This sack of rice is no light weight.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分量
不要 轻 易被人鼓动。
Bú yào qīngyì bèi rén gǔdòng.
Do not let yourself be stirred up so easily.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 鼓动
船在水上 轻 轻 地晃。
Chuán zài shuǐ shang qīngqīng de huàng.
The boat rocked gently on the water.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 晃
他 轻 轻 拨动了琴弦。
Tā qīngqīng bōdòng le qín xián.
He gently plucked the strings.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 弦
年 轻 人要勇于尝试。
Niánqīngrén yào yǒngyú chángshì.
Young people should be brave enough to try.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 勇于
装卸时要小心 轻 放。
Zhuāngxiè shí yào xiǎoxīn qīng fàng.
Handle with care when loading and unloading.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 装卸
他很年 轻 ，才二十岁。
Tā hěn niánqīng, cái èrshí suì.
He is young — only twenty.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 年轻
这种材料又 轻 又结实。
Zhè zhǒng cáiliào yòu qīng yòu jiēshi.
This material is both light and sturdy.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 材料
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From the graded readers
我从来没见过她这么年 轻 的样子。
wǒ cónglái méi jiànguò tā zhème niánqīng de / dì yàngzi.
I had never seen her looking that young.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
其实那六层楼我走得比平时还 轻 松。
qíshí nà / nèi liù céng lóu wǒ zǒu dé / děi / de bǐ píngshí hái / huán qīngsōng.
In fact those six floors felt lighter than usual.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger
照片上有四个年 轻 人，站在一棵大树下面。
zhàopiàn shàng yǒu sì gè niánqīngrén, zhàn zài yī kē dàshù xiàmian.
There were four young people in it, standing under a big tree.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · An Old Photograph
轻 appears in 83 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 轻
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 轻
How is 轻 used in a sentence?
This page shows 83 sentences using 轻 (qīng, "Light (easy - frivolous - hasty)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 轻 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 轻 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 轻 an HSK word?
Yes — 轻 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 轻?
The dictionary page for 轻 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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