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轻骑简从 — “To travel light and with a small entourage”

轻骑简从 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel light and with a small entourage”. To be accompanied by few people and carry minimal luggage, often indicating an unpretentious or efficient approach to travel. Literally, “Light cavalry, simple retinue”.

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轻骑简从 Pronunciation and Pinyin

轻骑简从 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
轻
qīng9light in weight or degree
骑
qí11to ride astride
简
jiǎn13simple, concise
从
cóng4to follow or comply

Example Sentence with 轻骑简从

他这次外出考察,坚持轻骑简从,只带了两名助手。
For his field research trip, he insisted on traveling light and with a small entourage, bringing only two assistants.

Idioms Related to 轻骑简从

Synonyms of 轻骑简从

  • qīng轻chē车jiǎn简cóng从travel lightly with few attendants

Antonyms of 轻骑简从

  • qián前hū呼hòu后yōng拥escorted by a large number of followers

More idioms starting with 轻

  • qīng轻shì世ào傲wù物scorn the world and be arrogant
  • qīng轻shì世sì肆zhì志scorn conventions and indulge will
  • qīng轻jǔ举wàng妄dòng动act rashly without careful consideration
  • qīng轻jǔ举jué绝sú俗withdraw from society and live in seclusion
  • qīng轻jǔ举yuǎn远yóu游withdraw from society and live in seclusion
  • qīng轻shì事zhòng重bào报exaggerate a minor issue in a report
  • qīng轻yú于hóng鸿máo毛utterly worthless or insignificant
  • qīng轻wēi偎dī低bàng傍gently snuggling and leaning close
  • qīng轻yáo傜bó薄fù赋lighten corvée and reduce taxes
  • qīng轻dòng动gān干gē戈Rashly resort to military action
  • qīng轻zú卒ruì锐bīng兵agile elite troops with sharp weapons
  • qīng轻kǒu口bó薄shé舌speak carelessly or flippantly

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Questions about 轻骑简从

What does 轻骑简从 mean?

轻骑简从 (qīng qí jiǎn cóng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel light and with a small entourage”.

How do you pronounce 轻骑简从?

轻骑简从 is pronounced qīng qí jiǎn cóng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 轻骑简从 literally mean?

Literally, 轻骑简从 means “Light cavalry, simple retinue”. It is used to mean “to travel light and with a small entourage”.

What is the Chinese definition of 轻骑简从?

指出门时行装简单,跟随的人不多(多指有地位的人)。

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