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轻重缓急

qīng zhòng huǎn jídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

輕重緩急 轻重缓急 [qing1 zhong4 huan3 ji2] /slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first/sense of priority/

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Other forms in these source records: 輕重緩急

  • 轻
    qīng

    light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage

  • 重
    chóng

    to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer

    zhòng

    heavy / serious / to attach importance to

  • 缓
    huǎn

    slow / unhurried / sluggish / gradual / not tense / relaxed / to postpone / to defer / to stall / to stave off / to revive / to recuperate

  • 急
    jí

    urgent / pressing / rapid / hurried / worried / to make (sb) anxious

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.