to play a decisive role; used to describe a person or thing in a critical position whose every move affects the overall situation

insignificant; unimportant; not making any difference to the outcome or importance of a situation

in order of importance and urgency; the varying degrees of importance and urgency of different matters

literally "to not know light or heavy"; describes being unable to judge the importance or gravity of a situation, or being naive and acting without a sense of priorities

To weigh the relative importance, priority, or consequences of different options; to consider the advantages and disadvantages of a situation

An abbreviation for [[农业|農業|nong2 ye4]], [[轻工业|輕工業|qing1 gong1 ye4]], and [[重工业|重工業|zhong4 gong1 ye4]].

(idiom) the relative importance and urgency of various matters; to distinguish between what is urgent and what can wait

to put the trivial above the important; to lack a sense of perspective; to put the cart before the horse

literally meaning to inquire whether the ritual tripods (symbols of state power) are light or heavy; refers to an ambitious attempt to seize supreme power or challenge the current ruler

the relative importance or priority of things, often used to describe inverting the importance of things, lacking a sense of perspective, or putting the cart before the horse

to distinguish between levels of importance; recognizing that there is a difference in weight or priority between things

to be of little importance; to be trivial or count for little; not influential enough to affect the situation