See also: 轻声

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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)
simp. (轻声)
 
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Adverb

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輕聲

  1. quietly; softly
    圖書館輕聲說話 [MSC, trad.]
    图书馆轻声说话 [MSC, simp.]
    Zài túshūguǎn lǐ yào qīngshēng shuōhuà. [Pinyin]
    You have to speak softly in the library.

Noun

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輕聲

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