- to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial
- to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones
Characters
- 避 (避): to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
- 重 (重): to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer
- 就 (就): (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 (輕): light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
Resources
- Wiktionary: 避重就轻
- MDBG: 避重就轻
- Examples with 避重就轻 on Tatoeba
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