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轻重缓急

轻重缓急 — “Light and heavy, slow and urgent”

轻重缓急 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to distinguish between what is important and what is not, and what is urgent and what can wait; to prioritize tasks and matters”. Literally, “light and heavy, slow and urgent”.

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轻重缓急 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 轻qīng
  • 重zhòng
  • 缓huǎn
  • 急jí

轻重缓急 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
轻
qīng9light in weight or degree
重
zhòng9heavy, important, repeat
缓
huǎn12slow, delay, ease, recover
急
jí9urgent, anxious, or rapid

Example Sentence with 轻重缓急

面对繁杂的日常事务,小王总是能分清轻重缓急,有条不紊地处理好每一件事。
Facing complex daily affairs, Xiao Wang can always distinguish between priorities and urgencies, handling every matter in an orderly fashion.

Idioms Related to 轻重缓急

Synonyms of 轻重缓急

  • yǒu有tiáo条bù不wěn紊orderly and systematic
  • huǎn缓jí急qīng轻zhòng重prioritize by urgency and importance

Antonyms of 轻重缓急

  • qí齐tóu头bìng并jìn进advance side by side

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 轻重缓急

What does 轻重缓急 mean?
轻重缓急 (qīng zhòng huǎn jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to distinguish between what is important and what is not, and what is urgent and what can wait; to prioritize tasks and matters”.
How do you pronounce 轻重缓急?
轻重缓急 is pronounced qīng zhòng huǎn jí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 轻重缓急 literally mean?
Literally, 轻重缓急 means “light and heavy, slow and urgent”. It is used to mean “to distinguish between what is important and what is not, and what is urgent and what can wait; to prioritize tasks and matters”.
What is the Chinese definition of 轻重缓急?
指各种事情中有主要的和次要的,有急于要办的和可以慢一点办的。
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