轻易

qīng yì

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. easily
2. lightly
3. rashly

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 随便 suí biàn 随便 suí biàn as one wishes “轻易”有“轻率”的含义（如：不要轻易相信），而“随便”常指随和不谨慎，方向不同: as one wishes

Related words

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• 轻率 qīng shuài 轻率 qīng shuài cavalier “轻易”形容做事欠考虑、随便的态度（如：轻易答应）时，与“轻率”意思相近: cavalier
• 难得 nán dé 难得 nán dé seldom “轻易”的反义词，表示不经常发生（如：他轻易不来，今天难得见到他）: seldom

Synonyms

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• 容易 róng yì 容易 róng yì easy; straightforward 表示不费力（如：轻易地解决了问题 / 容易地解决了问题）: easy; straightforward

Usage notes

Collocations

常用搭配：轻易相信（qīngyì xiāngxìn）表示轻信他人；轻易放弃（qīngyì fàngqì）表示随便放弃；好不轻易（hǎo bù qīngyì）是习语，强调非常不容易。

Common mistakes

当“轻易”表示“随意、不慎重”时，常与“不要、别”连用，形成“不要轻易…”的结构；如果误把“轻易”单独用在肯定句中表示“草率”，语气不自然，如：他轻易决定辞职。正确说法应加上“很轻易地”或换用“草率”。

Example Sentences

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不要 轻易 放弃你的梦想。

Don't give up your dreams easily.

他性格沉稳，从不 轻易 慌张。

He has a steady character and never gets flustered easily.

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Child Words of 轻易

• 轻 轻 qīng: light