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举足轻重

举足轻重 jǔzúqīngzhòng

举足轻重 jǔzúqīngzhòng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 举足轻重 jǔzúqīngzhòng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jǔzúqīngzhòng | ju3 zu2 qing1 zhong4
English translation
a foot's move sways the balance (idiom); to hold the balance of power
to play the decisive role

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Traditional form

舉足輕重

Part of speech

Idiom / 成语 chéngyǔ Chéngyǔ
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Etymology of 举足轻重 jǔzúqīngzhòng

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shǒu

Positional decomposition

兴扌

Number of Strokes

9

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a foot attached to a leg.

Positional decomposition

kǒu

Number of Strokes

7

qīng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of qīng . Phonosemantic compound. chē represents the meaning and jīng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

gōng

Semantic compound

Chē

Positional decomposition

Chē 又工

Number of Strokes

9

chóng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a person ( rén ) carrying a heavy basket ( dōng ).

Positional decomposition

千里 qiān lǐ

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 举足轻重 jǔzúqīngzhòng

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杰克逊 Jié kè xùn shì 1988 Nián 总统 zǒngtǒng 选举 xuǎnjǔ Zhōng 举足轻重 jǔzúqīngzhòng de 权力 quánlì 经纪人 jīng jì rén

Jackson had been a major power-broker in the 1988 Presidential elections.

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