HSK 5 · Function Words

轻易 qīngyì “easily” in Chinese

Traditional 輕易

What 轻易 means

  1. easily
  2. lightly
  3. rashly
  4. easy
  5. simple
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • offhandedly

How to say 轻易

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale易yì4th tone, falling

轻易 in a sentence

  1. 别跟轻易放弃的人交往。

    Bié gēn qīngyì fàngqì de rén jiāowǎng.

    Don’t spend time with people who give up easily.

    Sentence #11122879 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我不轻易放弃。

    Wǒ bù qīngyì fàngqì.

    I don’t give up easily.

    Sentence #8215727 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 轻易 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 易 (yì) with each of its parts in a different colour
易yìeasy
  • 日sun · rì
  • 勿must not · wù

How to write 轻易

轻 9 strokes · 易 8 strokes

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

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

Words related to 轻易

Words with 轻

年轻niánqīng · young轻qīng · light轻松qīngsōng · relaxed轻视qīngshì · to look down on举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòng · to play a decisive role

Words with 易

容易róngyì · easy贸易màoyì · (commercial) trade交易jiāoyì · transaction

More words: Function Words & Grammar

匹pǐ · measure word for horses and bolts of cloth片piàn · slice平方píngfāng · square (as in square foot凭píng · to rely on其余qíyú · the rest悄悄qiāoqiāo · quietly亲自qīnzì · personally群qún · group

FAQs

轻易 (qīngyì) means “easily” or “lightly”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it qīngyì: qīng with a 1st tone, then yì with a 4th 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, 轻易 is written 輕易. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qingyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 轻易 from the suggestions. Typing qingyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
轻易 is an HSK 5 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.