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轻薄

輕薄
qīngbó
adjective #31,480

Meanings

  1. 1 light and thin (weight)
  2. 2 frivolous; flippant
  3. 3 to act flirtatiously (toward a woman); disrespectful

Examples

HSK 1
他说话太轻薄了。
Tā shuōhuà tài qīngbó le.
He speaks too flippantly.
HSK 2
不可以对女生轻薄。
Bù kěyǐ duì nǚshēng qīngbó.
One must not behave inappropriately toward women.
HSK 4
这款笔记本又轻薄又好用。
Zhè kuǎn bǐjìběn yòu qīngbó yòu hǎoyòng.
This laptop is both thin and light and easy to use.

Tips

usage
Two register worlds: the positive 'light and thin' (phones, fabrics) and the negative 'disrespectful/lecherous' (behavior, especially toward women). Context makes the sense obvious.

Stroke Order

轻 qīng
薄 báo