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轻车简从 — “To travel lightly with minimal luggage and few attendants”

轻车简从 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel lightly with minimal luggage and few attendants”. Often referring to a person of importance who chooses to travel discreetly or efficiently. Literally, “light vehicle, simple retinue”.

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轻车简从 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 轻qīng
  • 车chē
  • 简jiǎn
  • 从cóng

轻车简从 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
轻
qīng9light in weight or degree
车
chē4wheeled vehicle
简
jiǎn13simple, concise
从
cóng4to follow or comply

Example Sentence with 轻车简从

经理出差时总是轻车简从,只带一名助理,以提高工作效率。
The manager always travels lightly with a small retinue on business trips, bringing only one assistant to improve work efficiency.

Idioms Related to 轻车简从

Synonyms of 轻车简从

  • qīng轻chē车jiǎn减cóng从traveling light with few attendants

Antonyms of 轻车简从

  • 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

Questions about 轻车简从

What does 轻车简从 mean?
轻车简从 (qīng chē jiǎn cóng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel lightly with minimal luggage and few attendants”.
How do you pronounce 轻车简从?
轻车简从 is pronounced qīng chē jiǎn cóng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 轻车简从 literally mean?
Literally, 轻车简从 means “light vehicle, simple retinue”. It is used to mean “to travel lightly with minimal luggage and few attendants”.
What is the Chinese definition of 轻车简从?
行装简单,跟随的人少(多指有地位的人)。
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