Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「輕描淡寫」, with its explanation below.
The idiom being introduced now is 「輕描淡寫」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Originally it meant to use light colors to lightly paint when depicting. It now mostly refers to lightly passing over important issues when speaking or writing.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qīng miáo dàn xiě
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
hing1 miu4 daam6 se2
The world of Chinese idioms is massive, filled with countless expressions, each with distinct meanings and applications. These materials are here to support you as you improve your Chinese skills.
