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轻描淡写

qīng miáo dàn xiědictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal / to downplay / to understate
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1d27d19067dad880. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

輕描淡寫 轻描淡写 [qing1 miao2 dan4 xie3] /(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal/to downplay/to understate/

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Other forms in these source records: 輕描淡寫

  • 轻
    qīng

    light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage

  • 描
    miáo

    to depict / to trace (a drawing) / to copy / to touch up

  • 淡
    dàn

    insipid / diluted / weak / mild / light in color / tasteless / indifferent / (variant of 氮[dàn]) nitrogen

  • 写
    xiě

    to write

    xiè

    used in 寫意|写意[xiè yì]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.