轻重倒置 in English qing1 zhong4 dao4 zhi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to invert the importance of things (that is to say stress the unimportant and neglect the important)
  • lacking a sense of perspective
  • to put the cart before the horse

Simplified Characters

轻 重 倒 置

Traditional Characters

輕 重 倒 置

Pinyin

qing1 zhong4 dao4 zhi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

轻qing1light 重zhong4to repeat 倒dao4to fall 置zhi4to install