轻
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qīng · light, gentle

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #1814
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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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车Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 轻

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qīngWords pronounced qīng
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Example sentences

Notice where 轻 sits in each complete thought.

Zài wǒ de dān wèi, wǒ shì zuì nián qīng de.在我的单位,我是最年轻的。

I'm the youngest in my department.

Source: Tatoeba #785378 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ tài nián qīng le, hái bù néng zuò zhège.你太年轻了,还不能做这个。

You're too young to be doing that.

Source: Tatoeba #10365690 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hěn nián qīng, gèng zhòng yào de shì, tā hěn shuài.他很年轻,更重要的是,他很帅。

He is young and, what is more, handsome.

Source: Tatoeba #332576 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì wǒ men sì rén zhōng jiān zuì nián qīng de.他是我们四人中间最年轻的。

He is the youngest amongst us four.

Source: Tatoeba #8293419 · CC BY 2.0 FR
“ tā hěn nián qīng ma?”“ shì de.”“她很年轻吗?”“是的。”

"Is she young?" "Yes."

Source: Tatoeba #2335985 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè běn shū bú shì gěi nián qīng dú zhě kàn de.这本书不是给年轻读者看的。

These books are not fit for young readers.

Source: Tatoeba #818942 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 轻 in context

  1. Say qīng, then recall the core meaning: light, gentle.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 年轻 (nián qīng), meaning “young”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 轻 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.