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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 轻声
[qīngshēng]
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adverb
in a gentle voice
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 轻声
[qīngshēng]
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1.
形
低声
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轻声对他说。
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2.
名
汉语中某些音节读成的又轻又短的调子。如汉语普通话"说着"的"着","桌子"的"子","便当"的"当"都要念轻声。某些轻声还有区别意义的作用,如"兄弟",后字不念轻声指哥哥和弟弟,念轻声指弟弟。
Examples
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轻声低语
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speak softly; whisper
→ 轻声
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普通话中的“了、着、的”等虚词和做后缀的“子、头”等字都念轻声。
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In putonghua, particles like le, zhe, and de and suffixes like zi and tou are all in the neutral tone (or are all toneless).
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那孩子贴近他身边,轻声说了几句话。
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The child nestled up against him and murmured a few words.
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我们在会议上轻声交流。
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普通话中有些双音词的第二个字也念轻声。
→ 轻声
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轻声对他说。
→ 轻声
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