Chinese symbol for “frivolous”
轻浮
qīng fú
Traditional: 輕浮
frivolous; careless; giddy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for frivolous is 轻浮 (qīng fú), defined as: frivolous; careless; giddy.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “frivolous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轻狂 (輕狂) | qīng kuáng | frivolous |
| 轻佻 (輕佻) | qīng tiāo | frivolous; coquettish |
| 轻 (輕) | qīng | light; easy |
| 佻 | tiāo | frivolous; unsteady |
| 薄 | bó | meager; slight |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 轻浮.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年轻 (年輕) | nián qīng | young |
| 年轻人 (年輕人) | nián qīng rén | young people; youngster |
| 轻松 (輕鬆) | qīng sōng | light; gentle |
| 轻易 (輕易) | qīng yì | easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly |
| 减轻 (減輕) | jiǎn qīng | to lighten; to ease |
| 轻轻 (輕輕) | qīng qīng | lightly; softly |
| 浮现 (浮現) | fú xiàn | (of a thought or image) to come to mind; (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face) |
| 浮动 (浮動) | fú dòng | to drift about; to move unsteadily; (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable |
See also: Japanese symbol for “frivolous”.
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