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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 举足轻重

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
举足轻重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng - to play a critical role (idiom)
- influential

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 21,454 16,645 33,416

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- variant of 舉|举[ju3]
- to lift
- to hold up
- to cite
- to enumerate
- to act
- to raise
- to choose
- to elect
- act
- move
- deed
- excessive
- (bound form) foot; leg
- sufficient; ample
- as much as; fully
qīng- light
- easy
- gentle
- soft
- reckless
- unimportant
- frivolous
- small in number
- unstressed
- neutral
- to disparage
chóng- to repeat
- repetition
- again
- re-
- classifier: layer
zhòng- heavy
- serious
- to attach importance to

Other Words Containing 举足轻重

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
举足轻重 6 - 21,454 16,645 33,416