轻松輕鬆 qīngsōng — relaxed, easy, without pressure
qīngsōng (first tone, high and level)qing1song1
Traditional: 輕鬆
relaxed, easy, without pressure
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)adjective
Meanings
relaxed, easy, without pressure
轻, light, and 松, loosened — the feeling of a weight lifted, whether from the body or from the mind. It describes how doing something feels, not whether the task itself is complicated; that is 简单 or 难.
adjective
Example sentences
- 考完试以后，他觉得很轻松。考完試以後，他覺得很輕鬆。Kǎowán (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) yǐhòu, (third tone, dipping) tā (first tone, high and level) juéde (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) qīngsōng. (first tone, high and level)···
After finishing the exam, he felt very relaxed.
- 这个周末我们不用工作，可以轻松一下。這個周末我們不用工作，可以輕鬆一下。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) zhōumò (first tone, high and level) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) búyòng (second tone, rising) gōngzuò, (first tone, high and level) kěyǐ (third tone, dipping) qīngsōng (first tone, high and level) yíxià. (second tone, rising)···
We don’t need to work this weekend — we can relax a bit.
Common mistakes
Not quite这次考试的题很轻松，我都会做。
Correct这次考试的题很简单，我都会做。
简单 describes a thing that is not complicated in itself — an easy question. 轻松 describes how doing something feels — relaxed, without pressure. A question is 简单 or 难; a person doing an easy task feels 轻松.