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轻重

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qīng zhòng

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Definitions

  1. 1. severity (of the case)
  2. 2. degree of seriousness
  3. 3. whether sth is slight or serious

Words Containing 轻重

举足轻重
jǔ zú qīng zhòng

to play a critical role (idiom)

轻重倒置
qīng zhòng dào zhì

to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important)

无足轻重
wú zú qīng zhòng

insignificant

轻重缓急
qīng zhòng huǎn jí

slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first

不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng

lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things

问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng

lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power

缓急轻重
huǎn jí qīng zhòng

slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first

轻重主次
qīng zhòng zhǔ cì

to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point)

Child Words of 轻重

轻
qīng

light

重
zhòng

heavy

重
chóng

to repeat

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