轻易
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
轻易 (qīngyì) · easily
轻易 (qīngyì) means “easily; lightly; rashly”. It is written with 2 characters: 轻 (light) + 易 (to change). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 轻易 is built
The characters
轻 qīng · light
What 轻 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
易 yì · to change
What 易 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Example sentences
他不会轻易放弃。Tā bù huì qīngyì fàngqì.He won't give up easily.
不要轻易相信别人。Bù yào qīngyì xiāngxìn biérén.Don't trust other people too easily.
Questions about 轻易
What does 轻易 mean?
轻易 (qīngyì) means “easily; lightly; rashly”.
How do you pronounce 轻易?
轻易 is pronounced qīngyì.
Which HSK level is 轻易?
轻易 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 年轻niánqīngyoung
- 轻松qīngsōngrelaxed
- 轻视qīngshìto look down on
- 举足轻重jǔzúqīngzhòngto play a key role
- 减轻jiǎnqīngto lighten
- 轻qīnglight
- 交易jiāoyìdeal
- 容易róngyìeasy
- 贸易màoyìtrade
Learn 轻易 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 86: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.