qīng​shēng

softly

  • created reference approved 轻声/輕聲 → 轻音/輕音 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    轻声 / 輕聲 qīng​shēng

    轻音 / 輕音 qīng​yīn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 轻声/輕聲 · qīng​shēng · softly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    轻声 / 輕聲

    qīng​shēng

    softly

    In a soft or quiet voice; in a whisper

    轻 (literal) → 轻/輕 · qīng · gentle 声 (literal) → 声/聲 · shēng · sound

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 轻声/輕聲 · qīng​shēng · neutral tone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    轻声 / 輕聲

    qīng​shēng

    neutral tone

    The neutral tone in Mandarin Chinese where a syllable loses its original tone and is pronounced short and light

    轻 (literal) → 轻/輕 · qīng · gentle 声 (literal) → 声/聲 · shēng · tone

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense