轻重缓急

Traditional form:

輕重緩急

Pinyin (reading):

qīngzhònghuǎnjí

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 轻 - light, gentle; simple, easy
• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 缓 - slow, gradual; to postpone, to delay
• 急 - anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent

Traditional characters:

• 輕 - light, gentle; simple, easy
• 重 - heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
• 緩 - slow, gradual; to postpone, to delay
• 急 - anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent