避重就轻
bì zhòng jiù qīng
Pinyin

Definition

避重就轻
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bì zhòng jiù qīng
  1. to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial
  2. to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

就
jiù
  1. 1 at once
  2. 2 right away
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 just (emphasis)
  5. 5 as early as
  6. 6 already
  7. 7 as soon as
  8. 8 then
  9. 9 in that case
  10. 10 as many as
  11. 11 even if
  12. 12 to approach
  13. 13 to move towards
  14. 14 to undertake
  15. 15 to engage in
  16. 16 to suffer
  17. 17 subjected to
  18. 18 to accomplish
  19. 19 to take advantage of
  20. 20 to go with (of foods)
  21. 21 with regard to
  22. 22 concerning
成就
chéng jiù
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 success
  3. 3 achievement
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 to achieve (a result)
  6. 6 to create
  7. 7 to bring about
保重
bǎo zhòng
  1. 1 to take care of oneself
严重
yán zhòng
  1. 1 grave
  2. 2 serious
  3. 3 severe
  4. 4 critical
尊重
zūn zhòng
  1. 1 to esteem
  2. 2 to respect
  3. 3 to honor
  4. 4 to value
  5. 5 eminent
  6. 6 serious
  7. 7 proper
就算
jiù suàn
  1. 1 granted that
  2. 2 even if
沉重
chén zhòng
  1. 1 heavy
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 critical
逃避
táo bì
  1. 1 to escape
  2. 2 to evade
  3. 3 to avoid
  4. 4 to shirk
避免
bì miǎn
  1. 1 to avert
  2. 2 to prevent
  3. 3 to avoid
  4. 4 to refrain from
重
chóng
  1. 1 to repeat
  2. 2 repetition
  3. 3 again
  4. 4 re-
  5. 5 classifier: layer
重大
zhòng dà
  1. 1 great
  2. 2 important
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 significant
重庆
Chóng qìng
  1. 1 Chongqing city (Chungking), formerly in Sichuan province, a municipality since 1997, short name 渝[Yú]
重新
chóng xīn
  1. 1 again
  2. 2 once more
  3. 3 re-
重温
chóng wēn
  1. 1 to learn sth over again
  2. 2 to review
  3. 3 to brush up
  4. 4 to revive (memories, friendship etc)
重生
chóng shēng
  1. 1 to be reborn
  2. 2 rebirth
重复
chóng fù
  1. 1 to repeat
  2. 2 to duplicate
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
重要
zhòng yào
  1. 1 important
  2. 2 significant
  3. 3 major
重视
zhòng shì
  1. 1 to attach importance to sth
  2. 2 to value
重点
chóng diǎn
  1. 1 to recount (e.g. results of election)
  2. 2 to re-evaluate
体重
tǐ zhòng
  1. 1 body weight

Idioms (20)

一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù
  1. 1 everything in its place and ready (idiom)
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
不问就听不到假话
bù wèn jiù tīng bù dào jiǎ huà
  1. 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
  2. 2 naive
  3. 3 doesn't know who's who
  4. 4 no sense of priorities
不避斧钺
bù bì fǔ yuè
  1. 1 not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)
  2. 2 not afraid of dying in combat
  3. 3 not afraid of being executed
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
  1. 1 to win success and recognition (idiom)
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
  1. 1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
  1. 1 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
  3. 3 to make a comeback
另谋高就
lìng móu gāo jiù
  1. 1 to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)
  2. 2 to seek alternative employment
各就各位
gè jiù gè wèi
  1. 1 (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)
  2. 2 (athletics) On your mark!
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
  1. 1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
问鼎轻重
wèn dǐng qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
因陋就简
yīn lòu jiù jiǎn
  1. 1 crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
  2. 2 to do things simply and thriftily
  3. 3 It's not pretty but it works.
如释重负
rú shì zhòng fù
  1. 1 as if relieved from a burden (idiom)
  2. 2 to have a weight off one's mind

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