轻描淡写 (qīng miáo dàn xiě) — to make light of; to gloss over; to understate (something serious)
Definition
An idiom meaning to describe something serious as if it were minor or unimportant. Use it for deliberately downplaying — a negative judgment, not a neutral style choice.
idiom
to make light ofto gloss overto understate (something serious)
Examples
- ，轻描淡写。Zhè ge wèn tí hěn yán zhòng, wǒ men bù néng qīng miáo dàn xiě.This problem is very serious; we cannot treat it lightly.
- 轻描淡写，。Tā duì zì jǐ fàn de cuò zhǐ shì qīng miáo dàn xiě, méi yǒu rèn zhēn sī kǎo.He just glossed over his own mistake and didn't think carefully about it.
- 轻描淡写，。Jǐng fāng duì zhè jiàn shì de chǔ lǐ bù néng qīng miáo dàn xiě, bì xū chè dǐ diào chá.The police's handling of this matter cannot be light; they must thoroughly investigate.
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