轻重缓急 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• slight or important, urgent or non-urgent ; to deal with important matters first
• sense of priority

Character by character

• 轻qīnglight, gentle; simple, easy
• 重zhòngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 缓huǎnslow, gradual; to postpone, to delay
• 急jíanxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent

Idioms sharing a character

• 不知轻重 bù zhī qīng zhòng
• 人微言轻 rén wēi yán qīng
• 问鼎轻重 wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
• 年轻力壮 nián qīng lì zhuàng
• 年轻气盛 nián qīng qì shèng
• 掉以轻心 diào yǐ qīng xīn
• 文人相轻 wén rén xiāng qīng
• 举足轻重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng
• 轻口薄舌 qīng kǒu bó shé
• 轻嘴薄舌 qīng zuǐ bó shé

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