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轻重

輕重
qīngzhòng
noun #30,021

Meanings

  1. 1 weight
  2. 2 relative importance
  3. 3 degree of seriousness
  4. 4 priorities

Examples

做事要分清轻重缓急。
Zuòshì yào fēn qīng qīngzhòng huǎnjí.
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 bù zhīdào shuōhuà de qīngzhòng, jīngcháng dézuì rén.
He does not know how to gauge his words and often offends people.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

轻 qīng
重 zhòng