No. 7,641 in Chinese
轻佻
Frivolous or flippant.
In a sentence
他说话轻佻,容易得罪人。
He speaks in a frivolous manner, easily offending others.
轻佻 in this sentence describes the speaker's manner of speech as frivolous and lacking seriousness, affecting interpersonal communication negatively.
他的态度显得有些轻佻,不太合适。
His attitude seems somewhat frivolous and inappropriate.
轻佻 in this context reflects the person's attitude or demeanor as being overly casual or not fitting the situation, possibly deemed disrespectful.
这种电影剧情轻佻,无法引起深思。
The plot of this kind of movie is frivolous and fails to provoke deep thought.
轻佻 here is used to characterize the quality or tone of the movie's storyline as shallow or superficial, lacking depth or substance.
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