双重 (雙重)
shuāng chóng
Pinyin
Definition
双重 (雙重)
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- double
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一言为重
- 1 each word carries weight
- 2 a promise must be kept (idiom)
不知轻重
- 1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
- 2 naive
- 3 doesn't know who's who
- 4 no sense of priorities
功高望重
- 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
- 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
- 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.
Sample Sentences
算了吧,明明就是欧美为了维护自己的利益,搞双重标准。世贸多哈回合到现在都没结果,不就是因为这个?
Oh, forget it. It's clearly because America and Europe want to protect their own interests, so they have a double standard. Isn't this the reason the Doha round of the WTO talks still hasn't come up with anything?
双情人节?那加上西方的情人节,一年不是要过三个情人节啊?太夸张了。今年的情人节多得都快成为人们心理上和物质上的双重负担了。
A double Valentine's Day? When you add in the Western Valentine's Day, doesn't that mean we're going to have three Valentine's Days this year? It's out of control! This year, Valentine's Days are close to becoming a double mental and physical burden for people.
可是,智能犯罪的罪犯中也是AB型的人最多。而且AB型的人因为有双重性格,所以身上总是充满了矛盾,有时还有点神经质。
But most white-collar criminals have AB blood. And because people with AB blood have double personalities, they are often full of contradictions. Sometimes they're a little nervous.
唉,典型的双重标准!
Perfect example of a double standard!
噢哟,双重身份真不容易。有机会叫他一块儿出来玩儿吧。
Wow, a dual identity cant be easy. If the chance comes up, invite him to come out with us.
太双重标准了。你们高兴的时候,撒娇就是好。你们烦的时候,撒娇就是不懂道理?
可不是嘛,远的不说,就说国籍问题,最近我姐姐和姐夫还争论不休呢。我姐夫是美国人,美国法律允许多重国籍,可是孩子在中国出生,而中国是不承认双重国籍的。