Meaning of 轻描淡写
轻描淡写 means to describe or narrate without much effort; to touch on lightly; to gloss over important issues when discussing problems; to downplay significant matters. Pronounced qīng miáo dàn xiě.
- to describe or narrate without much effort; to touch on lightly
- to gloss over important issues when discussing problems; to downplay significant matters
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zài在
huí回
yì忆
lù录
zhōng中
zhǐ只
shì是
qīng轻
miáo描
dàn淡
xiě写
de地
tí提
dào到
le了
nà那
duàn段
wǎng往
shì事
。
He only touched lightly on that past episode in his memoir.
Duì对
zhè这
cì次
shì事
gù故
，
bào报
gào告
lǐ里
zhǐ只
shì是
qīng轻
miáo描
dàn淡
xiě写
de地
xù叙
shù述
le了
jǐ几
jù句
。
Regarding this accident, the report only gave a brief, cursory description in a few sentences.
Huà画
jiā家
yòng用
jǐ几
bǐ笔
qīng轻
miáo描
dàn淡
xiě写
biàn便
gōu勾
lè勒
chū出
le了
yuǎn远
shān山
de的
lún轮
kuò廓
。
With just a few light strokes, the painter outlined the contours of the distant mountains.