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轻轻

qīngqīng

Description

"轻轻"的意思是动作很小、很温柔,不用力,也不出声。

"轻轻" means the action is small, gentle, without force, and silent.

我们常常说"轻轻地",比如轻轻地关门,就是不发出很大的声音。

We often say "轻轻地", for example, 轻轻地关门 means closing the door quietly without making a loud noise.

Meanings

轻轻qīngqīng

gently; lightly; softly

她轻轻地关上了门。

She gently closed the door.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    reduplication of 轻 (light/gentle), a common pattern that softens and intensifies the adverbial sense.

  • Nuance

    often takes 地 before a verb; describes doing something with little force or sound.

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