轻重

輕重

qīngzhòng

noun #30,021

Meanings

做事要分清轻重缓急。

Zuòshì yào fēnqīng qīngzhònghuǎnjí.

When doing things, you need to distinguish what is urgent and important.

他不知道说话的轻重，经常得罪人。

Tā bùzhī dào shuōhuà de qīngzhòng, jīngcháng dézuì rén.

He does not know how to gauge his words and often offends people.

usage

轻重 literally means light and heavy but idiomatically refers to priorities and proportionality. 不知轻重 means lacking judgment or a sense of priority.

轻 qīng

重 zhòng