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轻声

qīng shēng

2-character word Traditional 輕聲

What 轻声 means

1. in a quiet voice; softly
2. linguisticsneutral tone

The characters in 轻声

• 轻qīnglight; easy; gentle
• 声shēngsound; voice; tone

Example sentences

• 希望就是当整个世界都在说“不“的时候轻声地说“还有可能”。
  Xīwàng jiùshì dāng zhěnggè shìjiè dōu zài shuō "bù " de shíhou qīngshēng de shuō "háiyǒu kěnéng ".
  Hope is a little voice whispering "maybe" when it seems the entire world is shouting "no"!

Words starting with 轻声

• 轻声细语qīng shēng xì yǔto speak softly; to whisper (idiom)

Sounds the same

Read qīng shēng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 轻生to commit suicide; to take one's own life