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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 轻声

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
轻声 qīng shēng - quietly
- softly
- neutral tone
- light stress

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 17,139 10,475 14,498

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
轻 qīng- light
- easy
- gentle
- soft
- reckless
- unimportant
- frivolous
- small in number
- unstressed
- neutral
- to disparage
声 shēng- sound
- voice
- tone
- noise
- reputation
- classifier for sounds

Other Words Containing 轻声

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
轻声 - - 17,139 10,475 14,498