轻言

輕言
qīngyán
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to say lightly
  2. 2 to speak without careful consideration
  3. 3 to talk casually about

Examples

HSK 5
Zhèzhǒng shì bùnéng qīngyán fàngqì.
This isn't the kind of thing you can casually give up on.
HSK 6
Tā cóngbù qīngyán chéngnuò.
He never makes promises lightly.

Tips

usage
Almost always appears with a negative, 不轻言 + verb (放弃 'give up', 承诺 'promise', 失败 'failure'). The pattern means 'won't lightly say/do X', i.e. takes X seriously.
register
Literary/written register. In casual speech 随便说 'say casually' covers similar ground.

Stroke Order

qīng
yán