(qīng) - light, gentle, soft, easy in Mandarin
qīngTraditional: 輕
Translation
light, gentle, soft, easy
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Examples
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This bag is very light.
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Please speak more quietly.
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He closed the door gently.
轻 (qīng) means light in weight, and by extension gentle or soft: 轻声说话 (speak softly), 轻松 (relaxed, easy). Its opposite for weight is 重 (zhòng). Doubled as 轻轻, it becomes an adverb meaning gently.
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