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轻重倒置

轻重倒置 — “To reverse the order of importance”

轻重倒置 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reverse the order of importance”. To put the trivial before the important. Literally, “Reverse the light and heavy (importance)”.

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轻重倒置 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 轻qīng
  • 重zhòng
  • 倒dào
  • 置zhì

轻重倒置 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
轻
qīng9light in weight or degree
重
zhòng9heavy, important, repeat
倒
dào10fall, pour, invert, reverse
置
zhì13place, set, or establish

Example Sentence with 轻重倒置

在规划项目时,我们应该先确定核心目标,而不是轻重倒置,把大量精力放在细节上。
When planning a project, we should first identify the core objectives, rather than reversing the order of importance and spending a lot of energy on minor details.

Idioms Related to 轻重倒置

Synonyms of 轻重倒置

  • běn本mò末dào倒zhì置put the cart before the horse
  • shě舍běn本zhú逐mò末neglect the root and pursue the tip

Antonyms of 轻重倒置

  • tí提gāng纲qiè挈lǐng领grasp the main points
  • gāng纲jǔ举mù目zhāng张Grasp the key, and all falls into place

More idioms starting with 轻

  • qīng轻shì世ào傲wù物scorn the world and be arrogant
  • qīng轻shì世sì肆zhì志scorn conventions and indulge will
  • qīng轻jǔ举wàng妄dòng动act rashly without careful consideration
  • qīng轻jǔ举jué绝sú俗withdraw from society and live in seclusion
  • qīng轻jǔ举yuǎn远yóu游withdraw from society and live in seclusion
  • qīng轻shì事zhòng重bào报exaggerate a minor issue in a report
  • qīng轻yú于hóng鸿máo毛utterly worthless or insignificant
  • qīng轻wēi偎dī低bàng傍gently snuggling and leaning close
  • qīng轻yáo傜bó薄fù赋lighten corvée and reduce taxes
  • qīng轻dòng动gān干gē戈Rashly resort to military action
  • qīng轻zú卒ruì锐bīng兵agile elite troops with sharp weapons
  • qīng轻kǒu口bó薄shé舌speak carelessly or flippantly

Questions about 轻重倒置

What does 轻重倒置 mean?
轻重倒置 (qīng zhòng dào zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reverse the order of importance”.
How do you pronounce 轻重倒置?
轻重倒置 is pronounced qīng zhòng dào zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 轻重倒置 literally mean?
Literally, 轻重倒置 means “Reverse the light and heavy (importance)”. It is used to mean “to reverse the order of importance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 轻重倒置?
把重要的和不重要的两者的地位摆颠倒了。
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