重头戏
zhòng tóu xì
Pinyin

Definition

重头戏
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zhòng tóu xì
  1. opera (or role) involving much singing and action
  2. (fig.) highlight
  3. main feature
  4. major activity

Related Words (20)

严重
yán zhòng
  1. 1 grave
  2. 2 serious
  3. 3 severe
  4. 4 critical
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
保重
bǎo zhòng
  1. 1 to take care of oneself
加重
jiā zhòng
  1. 1 to make heavier
  2. 2 to emphasize
  3. 3 (of an illness etc) to become more serious
  4. 4 to aggravate (a bad situation)
  5. 5 to increase (a burden, punishment etc)
厚重
hòu zhòng
  1. 1 thick
  2. 2 heavy
  3. 3 thickset (body)
  4. 4 massive
  5. 5 generous
  6. 6 extravagant
  7. 7 profound
  8. 8 dignified
多重
duō chóng
  1. 1 multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)
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
慎重
shèn zhòng
  1. 1 cautious
  2. 2 careful
  3. 3 prudent
沉重
chén zhòng
  1. 1 heavy
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 critical
注重
zhù zhòng
  1. 1 to pay attention to
  2. 2 to emphasize
珍重
zhēn zhòng
  1. 1 precious
  2. 2 extremely valuable
  3. 3 (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!
看重
kàn zhòng
  1. 1 to regard as important
  2. 2 to care about
稳重
wěn zhòng
  1. 1 steady
  2. 2 earnest
  3. 3 staid
自重
zì zhòng
  1. 1 to conduct oneself with dignity
  2. 2 to be dignified
  3. 3 deadweight
贵重
guì zhòng
  1. 1 precious
超重
chāo zhòng
  1. 1 overweight (baggage, freight)
郑重
zhèng zhòng
  1. 1 serious
  2. 2 solemn
重来
chóng lái
  1. 1 to start over
  2. 2 to do sth all over again

Idioms (20)

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
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.
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
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
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
山峦重叠
shān luán chóng dié
  1. 1 overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
  1. 1 to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
慎重其事
shèn zhòng qí shì
  1. 1 to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom)
故地重游
gù dì chóng yóu
  1. 1 to revisit old haunts (idiom); down memory lane
浴火重生
yù huǒ chóng shēng
  1. 1 to rise from the ashes (idiom)
  2. 2 to start again
浓墨重彩
nóng mò zhòng cǎi
  1. 1 thick and heavy in colors
  2. 2 to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)
疏财重义
shū cái zhòng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
破镜重圆
pò jìng chóng yuán
  1. 1 a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
  2. 2 (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
  3. 3 for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite
礼轻人意重
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo
  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.
礼轻情意重
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.

Sample Sentences

好！现在来到了今天的重头戏，抽奖，这个最大奖，汽车！得主就要出现了！台下的各位，等了一个晚上，看表演也不是很专心，就是在等这一刻，是吧？
hǎo ！xiànzài láidào le jīntiān de zhòngtóuxì ，chōujiǎng ，zhè ge zuìdà jiǎng ，qìchē ！dézhǔ jiùyào chūxiàn le ！tái xià de gèwèi ，děng le yī gè wǎnshang ，kàn biǎoyǎn yě bù shì hěn zhuānxīn ，jiùshì zài děng zhè yī kè ，shì ba ？
Right! We are now at the highlight of today's show - the prize draw. The grand prize is - a car! The winner is about to appear. Ladies and gentlemen in the audience, you have been waiting all night, and haven't been all that concentrated in the show, it's because you are waiting for this moment right?
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之前的三场是垫赛，这场是争夺拳王金腰带的重头戏。好，左勾拳，右摆拳……
zhīqián de sān chǎng shì diànsài ，zhè chǎng shì zhēngduó quánwáng jīnyāodài de zhòngtóuxì 。hǎo ，zuǒgōuquán ，yòubǎiquán ……
The three matches before were warm-up matches. This is a fight for the boxing champion's golden belt. It's going to be epic! Okay! Left uppercut! Right hook!
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来，咱们把今天的比赛看完吧，现在正直播联赛的重头戏呢。
lái ，zánmen bǎ jīntiān de bǐsài kàn wán ba ，xiànzài zhèng zhíbō liánsài de zhòngtóuxì ne 。
Come on, let's finish watching today's match. They're playing the big game live right now.
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