WordTaiwan frequency #16,164
舉足輕重
ㄐㄩˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
“in a position of decisive importance; one's every move affects the overall situation”
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舉
ㄐㄩˇ
To lift or raise something; to cite or enumerate; to propose or put forward; to act or perform; to elect or recommend; to fly or take off.
足
ㄗㄨˊ
foot; leg; as much as; sufficient; ample; fully; a base or support; a surname.
輕
ㄑㄧㄥ
Not heavy; easy; gentle; soft; to make light of; to disparage; unimportant; small in number; unstressed.
重
ㄓㄨㄥˋ
heavy; serious; to attach importance to; to repeat; again; re-
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 重要ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋimportant; significant; major; of great consequence; critical; essential; key
- 舉辦ㄐㄩˇ ㄅㄢˋto hold or organize (an event, competition, exhibition, etc.); to conduct; to stage.
- 嚴重ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋserious; severe; grave; critical; (of a situation, condition, or problem) very bad or dangerous
- 年輕ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥyoung; youthful; not old; in the early stage of life or development.
- 重新again; once more; from the start; anew; re- (prefix: re-examine, rebuild).
- 舉行ㄐㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊto hold or conduct (a meeting, ceremony, event); to carry out; to stage
- 選舉ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄩˇelection; the process of choosing a candidate or leader by voting; to elect.
- 年輕人ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊyoung people; youth; young adults; the younger generation; those in their teens or twenties.
- 不足ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨˊinsufficient; not enough; lacking; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
- 重視ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋto attach importance to; to value; to take seriously; to pay close attention to
- 重點ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇkey point; main focus; emphasis; most important aspect; (of a project, policy, etc.) priority; to focus on; to emphasize
- 重大ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋgreat; important; major; significant; of great consequence or seriousness