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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

轻声 [qīngshēng]
  1. 1. adverb in a gentle voice

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

轻声 [qīngshēng]
  1. 1. in a soft voice; softly
    轻声低语
    speak softly; whisper
    我们在会议上轻声交流。
  2. 2. [phonetics] neutral tone
    普通话中的“了、着、的”等虚词和做后缀的“子、头”等字都念轻声
    In putonghua, particles like le, zhe, and de and suffixes like zi and tou are all in the neutral tone (or are all toneless).
    普通话中有些双音词的第二个字也念轻声

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

轻声 [qīngshēng]
  1. 1. 低声
    轻声对他说。
  2. 2. 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

轻声低语
speak softly; whisper 轻声
普通话中的“了、着、的”等虚词和做后缀的“子、头”等字都念轻声
In putonghua, particles like le, zhe, and de and suffixes like zi and tou are all in the neutral tone (or are all toneless). 轻声
那孩子贴近他身边,轻声说了几句话。
The child nestled up against him and murmured a few words. 贴近
我们在会议上轻声交流。 轻声
普通话中有些双音词的第二个字也念轻声 轻声
轻声对他说。 轻声

Word Decomposition


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