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轻重

qīng zhòngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious
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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.

Source record: cd-f8a25f7226a74322. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

輕重 轻重 [qing1 zhong4] /severity (of the case)/degree of seriousness/whether sth is slight or serious/

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Other forms in these source records: 輕重

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.