"Softly" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 轻轻 | qīng qīng | lightly / softly |   |
| 低声 | dī shēng | in a low voice / softly | |
| 轻声 | qīng shēng | quietly / softly / neutral tone / light stress | |
| 蹑悄悄 | niè qiāo qiāo | softly / quietly | |
| 冉冉 | rǎn rǎn | gradually / slowly / softly drooping (branches, hair) | |
| 轻手轻脚 | qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo | (to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom) | |
| 喁喁 | yóng yóng | looking up expectantly / speaking softly (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [yu2 yu2]) | |
| 悄悄地 | qiāo qiāo de | gently / softly / stealthily | |
| 轻言细语 | qīng yán xì yǔ | to speak softly | |
| 细声细气 | xì shēng xì qì | in a fine voice (idiom) / softly spoken | |
| 轻声细语 | qīng shēng xì yǔ | to speak softly / to whisper (idiom) | |
| 低吟 | dī yín | to chant softly / to murmur | |
