Definition & Meaning

take the easy way out; evade major responsibility and take the minor; shirk the difficult and take the easy; shirk the hard work and take the easy job; avoid the important and take up the trivial; deal with trifles but evade what is serious; evade major issues by going into minor ones

bì zhòng jiù qīng

避 重 就 轻

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derogtake the easy way out; evade major responsibility and take the minor; shirk the difficult and take the easy; shirk the hard work and take the easy job; avoid the important and take up the trivial; deal with trifles but evade what is serious; evade major issues by going into minor ones
- tā gù yì bì zhòng jiù qīng bù huí dá qí tā wèn tí
  他故意避重就轻，不回答其他问题。
  He deliberately avoided the important and did not answer other questions.
- tā jué de diàn yǐng de jié jú yǒu diǎn bì zhòng jiù qīng
  他觉得电影的结局有点避重就轻。
  He thought the end of the film was a bit of a cop-out.
- nà qǔ jué yú wǒ de hé huǒ rén tā bì zhòng jiù qīng de dá dào
  “那取决于我的合伙人。”他避重就轻地答道。
  "That depends on my partner," he hedged.
synonym
bì shí jiù xū避实就虚 niān qīng pà zhòng拈轻怕重 bì nán jiù yì避难就易 bì zhòng zhú qīng避重逐轻
antonym
zhī nán ér jìn知难而进

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