| 轻 | qīng | light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral |
| 减轻 | jiǎn qīng | to lighten; to ease; to alleviate |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 轻轻 | qīng qīng | lightly; softly |
| 轻工业 | qīng gōng yè | light industry |
| 轻重 | qīng zhòng | severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious |
| 轻微 | qīng wēi | slight; light; trivial; to a small extent |
| 轻易 | qīng yì | easily; lightly; rashly |
| 轻松 | qīng sōng | gentle; relaxed |
| 轻视 | qīng shì | contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful |
| 轻便 | qīng biàn | lightweight and portable; light and convenient |
| 年轻人 | nián qīng rén | young people |
| 轻声 | qīng shēng | quietly; softly; neutral tone; light stress |
| 轻快 | qīng kuài | light and quick; brisk; spry; lively; effortless; relaxed; agile; blithe |
| 轻率 | qīng shuài | hasty |
| 轻型 | qīng xíng | light (machinery, aircraft etc) |
| 轻蔑 | qīng miè | to contempt; to disdain; pejorative |
| 轻信 | qīng xìn | to easily trust; gullible; naïve |
| 轻巧 | qīng qiǎo | dexterous; deft; easy; light and easy to use; nimble; agile; lithe; graceful |
| 轻而易举 | qīng ér yì jǔ | easy; with no difficulty |
| 轻罪 | qīng zuì | petty crime; misdemeanor |
| 轻柔 | qīng róu | soft; gentle; pliable |
| 举足轻重 | jǔ zú qīng zhòng | a foot's move sways the balance (idiom); to hold the balance of power; to play the decisive role |
| 轻薄 | qīng bó | light; frivolous; a philanderer |
| 轻浮 | qīng fú | frivolous; careless; giddy |
| 轻伤 | qīng shāng | lightly wounded; minor injuries |
| 轻骑 | qīng qí | light cavalry; light motorcycle; moped |
| 轻描淡写 | qīng miáo dàn xiě | to sketch in light shades; to play down; to deemphasize (idiom) |
| 轻盈 | qīng yíng | graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed |
| 轻重缓急 | qīng zhòng huǎn jí | slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority |
| 不知轻重 | 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 |
| 不轻饶 | bù qīng ráo | not to forgive easily; not to let off; (You, He) won't get away with it! |
千里送鹅毛，
礼轻人意重 | 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. |
千里送鹅毛，
礼轻情意重 | 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. |
| 问鼎轻重 | wèn dǐng qīng zhòng | lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power |
家丑不可外传，
流言切莫轻信 | 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. |
| 年轻力壮 | nián qīng lì zhuàng | young and vigorous (idiom) |
| 年轻化 | nián qīng huà | make more youthful; promote younger staff |
| 年轻有为 | nián qīng yǒu wéi | young and promising |
| 年轻气盛 | nián qīng qì shèng | full of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth |
| 从轻 | cóng qīng | to be lenient (in sentencing) |
| 掉以轻心 | diào yǐ qīng xīn | treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard |
| 搭轻铁 | dā qīng tiě | Hong Kong LRT |
| 无足轻重 | wú zú qīng zhòng | insignificant |
| 男儿有泪不轻弹 | nán ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán | real men do not easily cry (idiom) |
| 百事轻怡 | Bǎi shì qīng yí | Diet Pepsi; Pepsi Light |
| 礼轻人意重 | lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng | slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. |
礼轻人意重，
千里送鹅毛 | 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. |
| 礼轻情意重 | 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. |
| 缓急轻重 | huǎn jí qīng zhòng | slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority; also written 轻重缓急 |
