轻轻地

輕輕地

qīngqīngde

adverb #27,459

Meanings

1 gently
2 softly
3 lightly
4 delicately

Characters

light; gentle; soft

light; gentle (reduplicated for emphasis)

adverbial particle

Examples

她轻轻地推开了门。

Tā qīngqīng de tuī kāi le mén.

She gently pushed the door open.

他轻轻地把孩子放在床上。

Tā qīngqīng de bǎ háizi fàng zài chuáng shàng.

He softly laid the child down on the bed.

Tips

grammar

轻轻地 is the adverbial form of 轻轻 (gently, lightly), with 地 (de) added to make it modify verbs. Reduplicated adjectives + 地 form common adverbials in Chinese: 慢慢地 (slowly), 快快地 (quickly), 悄悄地 (quietly).

Stroke Order

轻 qīng

地 dì