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四两拨千斤

sì liǎng bō qiān jīn

5-character word Traditional 四兩撥千斤

What 四两拨千斤 means

1. (lit.) four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
2. (fig.) to achieve much with little effort

The characters in 四两拨千斤

• 四sìfour; 4
• 两liǎngtwo; both; some
• 拨bōto push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate
• 千qiānthousand
• 斤jīncatty; (mainland) weight equal to 500 g; (Taiwan) weight equal to 600 g

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