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輕重緩急

简轻重缓急 · 繁輕重緩急

Mandarin · pinyin qīng zhòng huǎn jí

slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
sense of priority

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輕: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
重: zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
緩: Look up this written character
急: jí · quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
轻: qīng · light; easy, simple; gentle
缓: huǎn · slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay

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1–4–3–2 · qing1 zhong4 huan3 ji2

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hing1 cung5 wun6 gap1

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(idiomatic) relative importance and urgency (of matters)

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