Word
HSK | Not in HSK |
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FREQUENCY | Unknown |
秤砣雖小壓千斤 chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn
DEFINITIONS
- although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
- apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
- for want of a nail the battle was lost
CHARACTERS
秤 chèng | balance, scale, steelyard |
砣 tuó | a stone roller; a heavy stone, a weight, a plummet |
雖 suī | although, even if |
小 xiǎo | small, tiny, insignificant |
壓 yā | press; oppress; crush; pressure |
千 qiān | thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler |
斤 jīn | a catty (approximately 500 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; KangXi radical number 69 |