Chinese word

无足轻重

Pronunciation

Pinyinwú zú qīng zhòng

Meaning

  • idiomunimportant

Example

别担心，那事对我无足轻重。bié dān xīn nà shì duì wǒ wú zú qīng zhòng

Don't worry, that matter is unimportant to me.

Illustration for 无足轻重 (unimportant)

More examples

对公司未来的影响，这个细节显得无足轻重。duì gōng sī wèi lái de yíng xiǎng zhè ge xì jié xiǎn de wú zú qīng zhòng

As for its impact on the company's future, this detail seems unimportant.

Core concept

One barely noticeable weight among the factors that determine an outcome.

Common phrases

  • 对我无足轻重duì wǒ wú zú qīng zhòng

    be unimportant to me

  • 显得无足轻重xiǎn de wú zú qīng zhòng

    appear unimportant

  • 在他看来无足轻重zài tā kàn lái wú zú qīng zhòng

    be unimportant in his eyes

Similar words

无关紧要wú guān jǐn yào: Outside the matter being discussed and of no importance.
微不足道wēi bù zú dào: Extremely small in amount or degree and therefore insignificant.
不值一提bù zhí yì tí: Too unimportant to deserve mention.

Definition in Chinese

指事情或人的作用、影响很小，没有足够的分量来改变整体的轻重或决定结果，因而不重要。zhǐ shì qíng huò rén de zuò yòng yíng xiǎng hén xiǎo méi yǒu zú gòu de fèn liàng lái gǎi biàn zhéng tǐ de qīng zhòng huò jué dìng jié guǒ yīn ér bú zhòng yào

Word origin

无 (wú, "without") + 足 (zú, "enough") + 轻重 (qīngzhòng, "weight or importance") presents a matter as lacking enough weight to determine the overall result, which gives the idiom its meaning.

Usage tips

  • This idiom is useful when a speaker calmly sets aside a factor in a discussion, because it marks limited significance without necessarily criticizing the factor itself.

Opposites

  • 举足轻重jǔ zú qīng zhòngimportant and influentialidiom

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