轻轻松松 (qīng qīng sōng sōng) — very relaxed, effortlessly, easy-going (reduplicated form of 轻松)

Definition

Reduplicated form of 轻松 used as an adverbial meaning 'easily, without effort' — the AA pattern adds emphasis to how relaxed or effortless an action feels.

adjective
very relaxedeffortlesslyeasy-going (reduplicated form of 轻松)

Examples

  • 轻轻松松。
    Tā qīng qīng sōng sōng dì wán chéng le kǎo shì.
    He completed the exam very easily.
  • 轻轻松松。
    Zhè ge gōng zuò qīng qīng sōng sōng jiù néng zuò wán.
    This job can be done very easily.
  • 轻轻松松。
    Tā qīng qīng sōng sōng dì pǎo wán le shí gōng lǐ.
    She ran ten kilometers very easily.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

轻qīnglight
轻qīnglight
松sōngrelaxed
松sōngrelaxed

轻 and 松 together mean light and relaxed; repeating the whole base gives a very relaxed, effortless feel.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輕; 轻 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng輕qīng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 輕 pairs 車, a carriage, with 巠 to give the sound; it originally named a light carriage. The simplified 轻 is only a later shorthand.

Open 轻 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 輕; 轻 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcarriage
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng輕qīng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 輕 pairs 車, a carriage, with 巠 to give the sound; it originally named a light carriage. The simplified 轻 is only a later shorthand.

Open 轻 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng松sōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

松 uses 木 (wood) to show it is a tree, and 公 to give the sound.

Open 松 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng松sōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

松 uses 木 (wood) to show it is a tree, and 公 to give the sound.

Open 松 →

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