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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 避重就轻
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 避重就轻 | bì zhòng jiù qīng | - to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial - to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 46,858 | 50,004 | 49,352 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 避 | bì | - to avoid - to shun - to flee - to escape - to keep away from - to leave - to hide from |
| 重 | chóng | - to repeat - repetition - again - re- - classifier: layer |
| 重 | zhòng | - heavy - serious - to attach importance to |
| 就 | jiù | - (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then - (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after - (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly - only; as little as - as much as; as many as - to approach; to move towards - to undertake; to engage in - (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of - (of food) to go with - with regard to; concerning - (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... - (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... |
| 轻 | qīng | - light - easy - gentle - soft - reckless - unimportant - frivolous - small in number - unstressed - neutral - to disparage |
Other Words Containing 避重就轻
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 避重就轻 | - | - | 46,858 | 50,004 | 49,352 |