qīng​shēng

softly

轻声 (輕聲) qīng​shēng
softly noun
in a quiet voice; softly

Please close the door quietly; don't wake the child.

neutral tone noun
(linguistics) the unstressed syllable tone in Mandarin Chinese

普通话,“桌子轻声

zài pǔ​tōng​huà ,“ zhuō​zi de zi niàn qīng​shēng.

In Mandarin, the "zi" in "zhuozi" is pronounced with a neutral tone.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.46 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
7.76 per million

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