轻 qīng — light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant
这个箱子很轻，我一个人就能搬。Zhè ge xiāng zi hěn qīng, wǒ yí ge rén jiù néng bān.This box is very light; I can carry it by myself.
Common words: 年轻 (nián qīng)、轻松 (qīng sōng)、轻易 (qīng yì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "reckless"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "reckless", including 轻 (qīng), 蛮 (mán). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "reckless" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 轻 (qīng), 蛮 (mán) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span qīng, mán — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 轻 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 轻 qīnglight; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportantUseful words: 年轻, 轻松
- 蛮 mánbarbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; recklessUseful words: 野蛮, 蛮子
Common words for these 2 "reckless" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 轻 (qīng) — so "reckless" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "reckless".
蛮 mán — barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless
这道题蛮难的，我做了好久。Zhè dào tí mán nán de, wǒ zuò le hǎo jiǔ.This problem is quite hard; I worked on it for a long time.
Common words: 野蛮 (yě mán)、蛮子 (mán zi)、蛮力 (mán lì)
All 2 characters
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