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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 轻描淡写
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 轻描淡写 | qīng miáo dàn xiě | - (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal - to downplay - to understate |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 23,135 | 25,093 | 23,885 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 轻 | qīng | - light - easy - gentle - soft - reckless - unimportant - frivolous - small in number - unstressed - neutral - to disparage |
| 描 | miáo | - to depict - to trace (a drawing) - to copy - to touch up |
| 淡 | dàn | - insipid - diluted - weak - mild - light in color - tasteless - indifferent - (variant of 氮[dan4]) nitrogen |
| 写 | xiě | - to write |
| 写 | xiè | - used in 寫意|写意[xie4yi4] |
Other Words Containing 轻描淡写
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 轻描淡写 | - | - | 23,135 | 25,093 | 23,885 |