輕聲

See also: 轻声

Chinese
 
light; easy; gentle
light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral
 
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds)
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (輕聲) 輕 聲
simp. (轻声) 轻 声

Pronunciation

Adverb

輕聲

  1. quietly; softly
    在圖書館裡要輕聲說話。 [MSC, trad.]
    在图书馆里要轻声说话。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài túshūguǎn lǐ yào qīngshēng shuōhuà. [Pinyin]
    You have to speak softly in the library.

Noun

輕聲

  1. (phonology) neutral tone; in Hanyu Pinyin usually left unmarked (or optionally marked with ·) and in bopomofo marked with ˙
    「蘿蔔」的「蔔」要念輕聲。 [MSC, trad.]
    「萝卜」的「卜」要念轻声。 [MSC, simp.]
    “Luóbo” de “bo” yào niàn qīngshēng. [Pinyin]
    The bo (蔔) in luóbo (蘿蔔, radish) needs to be read with a neutral tone.
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