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轻举妄动 — “To act rashly or impetuously”

轻举妄动 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act rashly or impetuously”. To make a move without careful consideration. Literally, “Light action, reckless movement”.

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轻举妄动 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 轻qīng
  • 举jǔ
  • 妄wàng
  • 动dòng

轻举妄动 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
轻
qīng9light in weight or degree
举
jǔ9lift, raise, or undertake
妄
wàng6act recklessly or falsely
动
dòng6to move or act

Example Sentence with 轻举妄动

做任何决定前,我们都应该三思而后行,切勿轻举妄动。
Before making any decision, we should think twice and never act rashly.

Idioms Related to 轻举妄动

Synonyms of 轻举妄动

  • cǎo草shuài率xíng行shì事act carelessly or perfunctorily
  • suí随xīn心suǒ所yù欲do whatever one desires

Antonyms of 轻举妄动

  • xiǎo小xīn心yì翼yì翼act with extreme caution
  • jǐn谨xiǎo小shèn慎wēi微overly cautious and timid
  • jǐn谨yán言shèn慎xíng行be discreet in words and cautious in actions

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
  • qīng轻kǒu口qīng轻shé舌speak carelessly or frivolously

Questions about 轻举妄动

What does 轻举妄动 mean?
轻举妄动 (qīng jǔ wàng dòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act rashly or impetuously”.
How do you pronounce 轻举妄动?
轻举妄动 is pronounced qīng jǔ wàng dòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 轻举妄动 literally mean?
Literally, 轻举妄动 means “Light action, reckless movement”. It is used to mean “to act rashly or impetuously”.
What is the Chinese definition of 轻举妄动?
轻:轻率;妄:任意。指不经慎重考虑,轻率地采取行动。
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