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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 for: 举足轻重
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 7 | 21,454 | 16,645 | 33,416 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 举 | jǔ | - variant of 舉|举[ju3] |
| 举 | jǔ | - to lift - to hold up - to cite - to enumerate - to act - to raise - to choose - to elect - act - move - deed |
| 足 | jù | - excessive |
| 足 | zú | - (bound form) foot; leg - sufficient; ample - as much as; fully |
| 轻 | qīng | - light - easy - gentle - soft - reckless - unimportant - frivolous - small in number - unstressed - neutral - to disparage |
| 重 | chóng | - to repeat - repetition - again - re- - classifier: layer |
| 重 | 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 (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 举足轻重 | 6 | 7 | 21,454 | 16,645 | 33,416 |