travel light with few attendants
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to travel with light luggage and a small retinue; to travel without ostentation
formalOriginally described officials traveling without elaborate retinues. Now used to describe traveling simply or modestly. A variant form is 轻装简从 (qīng zhuāng jiǎn cóng).
Tā他
měi每
cì次
xià下
xiāng乡
diào调
yán研
dōu都
qīng轻
chē车
jiǎn简
cóng从
，
cóng从
bù不
rǎo扰
mín民
。
Every time he goes to the countryside for research, he travels light with few attendants, never disturbing the local people.
Yǔ与
cóng从
qián前
guān官
yuán员
chū出
xún巡
shí时
qián前
hū呼
hòu后
yōng拥
bù不
tóng同
，
zhè这
wèi位
lǐng领
dǎo导
xuǎn选
zé择
qīng轻
chē车
jiǎn简
cóng从
。
Unlike officials in the past who were surrounded by attendants during inspections, this leader chose to travel without ostentation.
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Shěng省
zhǎng长
qīng轻
chē车
jiǎn简
cóng从
，
shēn深
rù入
jī基
céng层
liǎo了
jiě解
qíng情
kuàng况
。
The provincial governor traveled simply and went deep into the grassroots to understand the situation.