轻描淡写

Traditional: 輕描淡寫

qīng miáo dàn xiě

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal

What does 轻描淡写 mean?

轻描淡写 (qīng miáo dàn xiě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal

2to downplay

3to understate

Character breakdown

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轻qīnglight · easy 描miáoto depict · to trace (a drawing)淡dàninsipid · diluted 写xiěto write

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How to pronounce 轻描淡写

轻描淡写

qīng miáo dàn xiě

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