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轻描淡写

qīng miáo dàn xiě

4-character word Traditional 輕描淡寫

What 轻描淡写 means

1. idiomto treat sth as no big deal
2. to downplay
3. to understate

The characters in 轻描淡写

• 轻qīnglight; easy; gentle
• 描miáoto depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy
• 淡dàninsipid; diluted; weak
• 写xiěto write

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