Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Light or heavy; important or unimportant: "khinh trọng" describes the relative weight, significance, or seriousness of matters, often used to discuss priorities or the degree of attention something deserves.
   • Of varying importance; having different levels of seriousness: It can indicate a comparison where some aspects are considered minor (khinh) and others major (trọng).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chúng ta cần phân biệt rõ vấn đề nào khinh, vấn đề nào trọng. (We need to clearly distinguish which issues are minor and which are major.)
  • Trong công việc, anh ấy luôn biết đâu là khinh đâu là trọng. (In work, he always knows what is trivial and what is important.)

Advanced Usage

• "phân biệt khinh trọng": to distinguish between what is minor and major; to prioritize.

  • Một nhà lãnh đạo giỏi phải biết phân biệt khinh trọng. (A good leader must know how to prioritize.)

• "bên khinh bên trọng": (idiomatic) to apply a double standard; to treat similar matters with unequal seriousness or importance.

  • Đối xử như vậy là bên khinh bên trọng, rất không công bằng. (Treating it like that is applying a double standard and is very unfair.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khinh (adj): light; minor; trivial; to despise.
  • khinh thường: to despise, to look down upon.
• Trọng (adj): heavy; important; serious; to respect.
  • trọng đại: great, very important.
  • trọng lượng: weight.

Synonyms

• Quan trọng hay không quan trọng: important or not important.
• Nặng nhẹ: heavy or light (often used literally for weight, but can be metaphorical).

Related Phrases

• Đặt nặng vấn đề: to consider an issue as serious/important.
• Coi nhẹ: to consider something as unimportant; to underestimate.

Related Idioms

• "Cân phân khinh trọng": to weigh and distinguish the minor from the major; to judge the relative importance of things.
  • Trước khi quyết định, cần phải cân phân khinh trọng. (Before making a decision, one must weigh the pros and cons / judge the relative importance.)

1. Light or heavy, inportant or not