HSK 4 · Adjectives

轻松 qīngsōng “relaxed” in Chinese

Traditional 輕鬆

What 轻松 means

  1. relaxed
  2. easy
  3. light
  4. gentle
  5. effortless
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • uncomplicated
  • to relax

How to say 轻松

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale轻qīng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale松sōng1st tone, high and level

轻松 in a sentence

  1. 我感觉轻松了。

    Wǒ gǎnjué qīngsōng le.

    I feel relieved.

    Sentence #787349 from Tatoeba

  2. 她轻松地通过了考试。

    Tā qīngsōng de tōngguò le kǎoshì.

    She passed the exam easily.

    Sentence #5909512 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 你工作得太辛苦了。放轻松一下。

    Nǐ gōngzuò de tài xīnkǔ le. Fàng qīngsōng yíxià.

    You’re working too hard. Take it easy for a bit.

    Sentence #775650 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 轻松 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 轻 (qīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
轻qīnglight
  • 车cart · chēMeaning part
  • 又again · yòu
  • 工work · gōngSound part

车 hints at the meaning (cart); 工 (gōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qīng.

The character 松 (sōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
松sōngpine
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 公fair · gōngSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 公 (gōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with sōng.

How to write 轻松

轻 9 strokes · 松 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

轻松 (qīngsōng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 轻松 (qīngsōng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 轻松

Words with 轻

年轻niánqīng · young轻qīng · light轻视qīngshì · to look down on轻易qīngyì · easily举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòng · to play a decisive role

Words with 松

放松fàngsōng · to relax

More words: Adjectives

美丽měilì · beautiful耐心nàixīn · to be patient暖和nuǎnhuo · warm普遍pǔbiàn · universal穷qióng · poor热闹rènao · bustling with noise and excitement深shēn · deep实际shíjì · actual

FAQs

轻松 (qīngsōng) means “relaxed” or “easy”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it qīngsōng: qīng with a 1st tone, then sōng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 轻松 is written 輕鬆. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qingsong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 轻松 from the suggestions. Typing qingsong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
轻松 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.