輕聲
See also: 轻声
Chinese
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral | sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise | ||
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trad. (輕聲) | 輕 | 聲 | |
simp. (轻声) | 轻 | 声 |
Pronunciation
Adverb
輕聲
- quietly; softly
- 在圖書館裡要輕聲說話。 [MSC, trad.]
- Zài túshūguǎn lǐ yào qīngshēng shuōhuà. [Pinyin]
- You have to speak softly in the library.
在图书馆里要轻声说话。 [MSC, simp.]
Noun
輕聲
- (linguistics) neutral tone
- 「蘿蔔」的「蔔」要念輕聲。 [MSC, trad.]
- “Luóbo” de “bo” yào niàn qīngshēng. [Pinyin]
- The "蔔" in "蘿蔔" (radish) needs to be read with a neutral tone.
“萝卜”的“卜”要念轻声。 [MSC, simp.]