举足轻重 (舉足輕重)
jǔ zú qīng zhòng
Pinyin

Definition

举足轻重 (舉足輕重)
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jǔ zú qīng zhòng
  1. to play a critical role (idiom)
  2. influential

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

严重
yán zhòng
  1. 1 grave
  2. 2 serious
  3. 3 severe
  4. 4 critical
满足
mǎn zú
  1. 1 to satisfy
  2. 2 to meet (the needs of)
  3. 3 satisfied
  4. 4 content
重
chóng
  1. 1 to repeat
  2. 2 repetition
  3. 3 again
  4. 4 re-
  5. 5 classifier: layer
重新
chóng xīn
  1. 1 again
  2. 2 once more
  3. 3 re-
重要
zhòng yào
  1. 1 important
  2. 2 significant
  3. 3 major

Idioms (20)

一夔已足
yī kuí yǐ zú
  1. 1 one talented person is enough for the job (idiom)
一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
  1. 1 each word carries weight
  2. 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
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
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
  1. 1 not worth mentioning (idiom)

Sample Sentences

外交辞令虽然委婉含蓄，可是力量强大，由此可见，自古外交辞令在外交交涉中就有着举足轻重的作用。
wàijiāo cílìng suīrán wěiwǎn hánxù ，kěshì lìliang qiángdà ，yóucǐ kějiàn ，zì gǔ wàijiāo cílìng zài wàijiāo jiāoshè zhōng jiù yǒuzhe jǔzúqīngzhòng de zuòyòng 。
Although diplomatic rhetoric is indirect and veiled, it is very powerful. From this we can see that from ancient times, diplomatic rhetoric has played a decisive role in diplomatic negotiations.
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