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轻微

qīng wēi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 輕微

轻微 (qīng wēi) means "slight; light; trivial". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 轻微 means

1. slight
2. light
3. trivial
4. to a small extent

The characters in 轻微

• 轻qīnglight; easy; gentle
• 微wēitiny; miniature; slightly

Example sentences

• 我今天有轻微的头痛。
  Wǒ jīntiān yǒu qīngwēi de tóutòng.
  I have a slight headache today.
• 我昨晚有轻微的头痛。
  Wǒ zuówǎn yǒu qīngwēi de tóutòng.
  I had a slight headache last night.
• 日程表只受到了这次延误的轻微影响。
  Rìchéngbiǎo zhǐ shòudào le zhè cì yánwu de qīngwēi yǐngxiǎng.
  The schedule is only slightly affected by this delay.
• 火很快便被扑熄了，房子只受到轻微损坏。
  The house did not suffer much damage because the fire was quickly put out.

Sounds the same

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

• 倾危in danger of collapse; in a parlous state; (of person) treacherous

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