轻 车 简 从

qīng chē jiǎn cóngdictionary entry

(of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort / to travel without ostentation

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Original source entry:

輕車簡從 轻车简从 [qing1 che1 jian3 cong2] /(of an official) to travel with little luggage and just a small escort/to travel without ostentation/

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Other forms in these source records: 輕車簡從

轻
qīng
light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage
车
chē
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liàng] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
jū
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
Chē
surname Che
简
jiǎn
simple / uncomplicated / letter / to choose / to select / bamboo strips used for writing (old)
从
cóng
from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
Cóng
surname Cong

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