重男轻女(zhòng nán qīng nǔ:): to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zhòng nán qīng nǔ:
- Meaning
- to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 重男輕女
Appears in lessons
重男轻女 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 重男轻女 — tap one to open its word page.
grave; serious; severe; critical
to take care of oneself
to place particular emphasis on
to make heavier
trio (musical ensemble)
lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
to give equal emphasis to; to attach equal importance to
to meet again after a long period of separation
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