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Mandarin qīng
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 qīng light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage
Results beginning with 轻
 qīng sōng light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously
 qīng qīng lightly / softly
 qīng yì easily / lightly / rashly
 qīng shēng quietly / softly / neutral tone / light stress
 qīng wēi slight / light / trivial / to a small extent
 qīng róu soft / gentle / pliable
 qīng yíng graceful / lithe / light and graceful / lighthearted / relaxed
 qīng bó light (weight) / frivolous / a philanderer / to scorn / disrespectful
 qīng shì contempt / contemptuous / to despise / to scorn / scornful
 qīng qiǎo dexterous / deft / easy / light and easy to use / nimble / agile / lithe / graceful
 qīng kuài light and quick / brisk / spry / lively / effortless / relaxed / agile / blithe
 qīng gōng light engineering
 qīng zhòng severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious
 qīng xíng light (machinery, aircraft etc)
 qīng miè scornful / disdainful / contemptuous / pejorative / disdain / contempt
 qīng fǔ to stroke lightly / to caress
便 qīng biàn lightweight and portable / light and convenient
 qīng dù mild (symptoms etc)
 qīng kuáng frivolous
 qīng shāng lightly wounded / minor injuries
 qīng guǐ light rail / transit system (underground, at street level or elevated) / streetcar / metro / abbr. for 輕型軌道交通|轻型轨道交通[qing1 xing2 gui3 dao4 jiao1 tong1]
 qīng xìn to easily trust / gullible / naïve
 qīng líng quick and skillful / agile
 qīng fēng breeze / light wind
 qīng fú frivolous / careless / giddy
 qīng dí to underestimate the enemy
 qīng shuài cavalier / offhand / reckless
 qīng qǔ to beat easily / to gain an easy victory
 qīng shā light muslin / gauze
 qīng shēng a suicide / to commit suicide
 qīng qí light cavalry / light motorcycle / moped
 qīng tiāo frivolous / coquettish
 qīng zhě less serious case / in less severe cases
 qīng yǎo to nibble
 qīng màn irreverent
 qīng jié light on one's feet / nimble / agile
 qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆
 qīng zuì petty crime / misdemeanor
 qīng dǎ tap / hit lightly
 qīng cuì sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 清脆
 qīng kàn to look down upon
 qīng mù balsa
 qīng rǎn tinge
 qīng ráo to forgive easily / to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)
 qīng sheng relaxed / easy
 qīng shí light meal / snack
 qīng tiǎo frivolous / capricious / playful
 Qīng tiě Hong Kong LRT (Light Rail Transit) (abbr. for 輕便鐵路|轻便铁路)
 qīng wù haze
 qīng wǔ to slight / to scorn
 qīng yán to say, without careful consideration
 qīng zǐ lepton (particle physics)
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 qīng gōng yè light industry
 qīng piāo piāo light as a feather
 qīng yīn yuè light music
 qīng liàng jí lightweight (boxing etc)
 qīng wǔ qì light weapon
 qīng jī qiāng light machine gun
  light ends
  petty offender
 qīng jī bàng putter (golf)
 qīng jī qiú to hit the ball lightly (sport) / putt (golf)
 qīng jī qū putting green (golf)
 qīng yuán sù light element (such as hydrogen)
 qīng ér yì jǔ easy / with no difficulty
 qīng miáo dàn xiě (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal / to downplay / to understate
 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom)
 qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo (to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)
 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority
 qīng chē jiǎn cóng (of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort / to travel without ostentation
 qīng chē shú lù lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom) / fig. to do sth routinely and with ease / a walk in the park
 qīng kǒu bó shé lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom) / hasty and rude / caustic and sharp-tongued
 qīng qiú féi mǎ lit. light furs and stout horses / fig. to live in luxury
 qīng ráo sù fàng easily forgive, simply release (idiom) / to let sb off scot free
 qīng yán xì yǔ to speak softly
鸿 qīng yú hóng máo light as a goose feather (idiom) / trifling / unimportant
 qīng zhòng dào zhì to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important) / lacking a sense of perspective / to put the cart before the horse
 qīng zuǐ bó shé lit. light mouth, thin tongue (idiom) / hasty and rude / caustic and sharp-tongued
  low-intensity conflict
  light forklift
  light water craft
  light-duty vehicle
  hard-skinned vehicle
  pioneer unit
  light bus
轿  light sedan / small sedan
  Minor Offence Court
  minor offences court
 qīng jī guān qiāng also written 輕機槍|轻机枪 / light machine gun
 qīng làng fú bó (idiom) frivolous
 qīng shēng xì yǔ to speak softly / to whisper (idiom)
 qīng zhì shí yóu light petroleum (product) / gasoline and diesel oil
 qīng zhòng zhǔ cì to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point) / lacking a sense of perspective / to put the cart before the horse
4 X 4 吉  light 4 X 4 jeep
便线  portable mast
  light recovery truck
便  alternative vehicle (prop)
  light grenade
  light fuel trailer / light refuelling trailer
  load carrier
  light personnel carrier
  special attack vehicle / light strike vehicle
  light armoured car
  light air defence artillery
  small arms ammunition
  light fuel truck
  Compagnie légère d'intervention
  portable anti-aircraft gun
 qīng bù bīng xiǎo zǔ light infantry rifle team / rifle team
 qīng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī light water reactor (LWR)
 qīng wēi nǎo sǔn shāng minimal brain damage
 qīng xíng huò yùn duì light cargo transport unit
 qīng xíng yùn shū jī light transport aircraft
 qīng xíng zhí shēng jī light helicopter
  light water truck
  light crane truck
  light cargo truck
  light water trailer
  light cargo trailer
  light all-terrain vehicle
  light support weapon
  portable anti-tank gun
 qīng xíng dù hé shè bèi light river-crossing equipment / light spanning equipment
 qīng xíng guǐ dào jiāo tōng light rail / transit system (underground, at street level or elevated) / streetcar / metro / abbr. to 輕軌|轻轨[qing1 gui3]
 qīng zhì shí yóu chǎn pǐn light petroleum product (i.e. gasoline and diesel oil)
  low-hanging fruit
  light non-aqueous phase liquid
  Light Offset Pressman
  light backhoe
  light anti-tank weapon
  lightweight anti-armour weapon
 qīng xíng zhēn chá zhí shēng jī light reconnaissance helicopter / light observation helicopter
  minor investigation element
 qīng guǐ tiě lù yùn shū xì tǒng light rail transport
 qīng xíng duō yòng tú hòu qín duì light multi-role logistics unit
  light-water moderated research reactor
  World Conference on Light Weapons and Violence
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 nián qīng young
 jiǎn qīng to lighten / to ease / to alleviate
 cóng qīng to be lenient (in sentencing)
 kàn qīng to belittle / to scorn / to take sth lightly
 pì qīng very light
 xiāng qīng to hold each other in low regard
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 nián qīng rén young people / youngster
 nián qīng huà to make more youthful / to promote younger staff
 bù qīng ráo not to forgive easily / not to let off / (You, He) won't get away with it!
 dā qīng tiě Hong Kong LRT
 yuǎn qīng tǐng Engaru,
 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential
 diào yǐ qīng xīn treat sth lightly / to lower one's guard
 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back
 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
 wú zú qīng zhòng insignificant
 zhòng nán qīng nu:3 to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
 bù zhī qīng zhòng lit. not knowing what's important (idiom) / no appreciation of the gravity of things / naive / doesn't know who's who / no sense of priorities
 féi mǎ qīng qiú lit. stout horses and light furs / fig. to live in luxury
 huǎn jí qīng zhòng slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority / also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急
 nián qīng lì zhuàng young and vigorous (idiom)
 tóu zhòng jiǎo qīng top-heavy / fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
 wén rén xiāng qīng scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
 Bǎi shì qīng yí Diet Pepsi / Pepsi Light
 jiǎn qīng cuò shī alleviating measures
 jiǎn qīng zāi hài disaster mitigation / natural disaster mitigation
 nián qīng qì shèng full of youthful vigor (idiom) / in the prime of youth
 nián qīng yǒu wéi young and promising
 rén wēi yán qīng (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
 shēn qīng rú yàn as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)
 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom) / a laughable attempt to seize power
 zhòng liàng qīng zhì to value quantity over quality
 zhòng lì qīng yì to value material gain over righteousness
 zhòng sè qīng yǒu paying more attention to a lover than friends (idiom) / to value sex over friendship
 zhòng wén qīng wǔ to value letters and belittle arms (idiom) / to stress civil matters and neglect the military / to prefer the pen to the sword
 zhòng yì qīng lì to value righteousness rather than material gain (idiom)
 zì qīng zì jiàn to belittle oneself / self-contempt
  diminished responsibility
 Bù lún qīng jī qiāng Bren gun, British light machine gun first produced in 1937
 duō jí qīng qì pào multistage light gas gun
 lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
 mù ní hēi qīng guǐ Munich
  disaster mitigation centre
  assault pioneer platoon / pioneer assault platoon
  extenuating circumstances
 ào mén qīng guǐ tiě lù Macau
 jiǎn qīng hàn zāi fēng xiǎn drought risk reduction
 jiǎn qīng hóng zāi yǐng xiǎng flood mitigation
 jiǎn qīng wū rǎn jī jīn pollution abatement fund
 zhòng xíng shì qīng nèi róng heavy on form, light on substance / to stress form at the expense of content
 zhèng zhōu qīng gōng yè xué yuàn Zhengzhou
  flip-flop note / flip-flop bond
  drudgery-reducing devices
  small arms and light weapons
 nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán real men do not easily cry (idiom)
  ring net
  World Heritage in Young Hands
  low-hanging fruit
  disaster risk reduction plan
  flood mitigator
  stigmatization
使]减  mitigating circumstances / extenuating circumstances
  light-fraction shredder waste
  International Centre for Drought Risk Reduction
  national platform for disaster risk reduction
  working group on small arms and light weapons
 zì dòng huà qīng xíng xiǎn wēi jìng xì tǒng Automated Light Microscope System
  Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Programme
  Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States / Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons / Regional Centre on Small Arms
  Parliamentary Forum on Small Arms and Light Weapons
 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
  Small Arms and Light Weapons Register for Africa
  Central American Forum on the Proliferation of Light Weapons
  Pledge on small arms and light weapons
  Programme of Action to Mitigate the Social Cost of Adjustment
  Programme of technical assistance to alleviate poverty in Central America
  United Nations register for small arms and light weapons / UN register on small arms / small arms register / SALW register
  Best practice guides on small arms and light weapons
 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiē mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
2009年  2009 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction
  Programme to Alleviate Poverty and the Social Cost of Adjustment
  Group of Governmental Experts on Tracing Small Arms and Light Weapons
  Intergovernmental Conference on the Assessment and Mitigation of Earthquake Risk
  Meso-American Initiative for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Disasters
  Andean Regional Programme for Risk Prevention and Mitigation
  Regulating small arms and light weapons brokering in Africa
  Conference on Small Arms and Light Weapons Proliferation in South Asia
  Programme for Assessment and Mitigation of Earthquake Risks in the Arab Region
  South Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons
  Seminar on Applications of Space Technology in the Mitigation of the Effects of Natural Disasters
  Continental Meeting of African Experts on Small Arms and Light Weapons
  Ottawa informal consultations on small arms and light weapons
  Regional Implementation Plan on Combating the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons
  Stability Pact Seminar on Small Arms and Light Weapons Collection and Destruction
  United Nations Regional Meeting on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Central Asia
  Symposium on Mitigation of the Effects of Seismic Activities on Human Settlements
  Seminar of the Forum for Security Cooperation on Small Arms and Light Weapons
  Sofia informal workshop on small arms and light weapons
  WFEO General Assembly and International Congress on Alleviation of Natural Disasters
  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons / OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons
  AU-Regions Steering Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons
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