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轻手轻脚

轻手轻脚 — “To move lightly and softly, making no noise”

轻手轻脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to move lightly and softly, making no noise”. To tiptoe. Literally, “light hands and light feet”.

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轻手轻脚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 轻qīng
  • 手shǒu
  • 轻qīng
  • 脚jiǎo

轻手轻脚 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
轻
qīng9light in weight or degree
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
轻
qīng9light in weight or degree
脚
jiǎo11foot, leg, base

Example Sentence with 轻手轻脚

她轻手轻脚地走进房间,生怕吵醒了熟睡的孩子。
She tiptoed into the room, for fear of waking the sleeping child.

Idioms Related to 轻手轻脚

Synonyms of 轻手轻脚

  • niè蹑shǒu手niè蹑jiǎo脚move quietly and cautiously
  • qīng轻shǒu手ruǎn软jiǎo脚move with light steps and gentle hands

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

Questions about 轻手轻脚

What does 轻手轻脚 mean?
轻手轻脚 (qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to move lightly and softly, making no noise”.
How do you pronounce 轻手轻脚?
轻手轻脚 is pronounced qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 轻手轻脚 literally mean?
Literally, 轻手轻脚 means “light hands and light feet”. It is used to mean “to move lightly and softly, making no noise”.
What is the Chinese definition of 轻手轻脚?
手脚动作很轻,使没有响声。
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