niān
qīng
zhòng

idiom
common

Meaning of 拈轻怕重

拈轻怕重 means to pick the easy tasks and fear the heavy ones; to avoid hard work. Pronounced niān qīng pà zhòng.

  • to pick the easy tasks and fear the heavy ones; to avoid hard work

Definitions & Examples

zhè
rén
niān
qīng
zhòng
 
měi
fēn
pèi
rèn
wu
dōu
zhǐ
qiǎng
qīng
sōng
de
huó
 

He prefers the easy and shuns the hard, always grabbing the lightest tasks when work is assigned.

Zài
tuán
duì
 
yào
miǎn
niān
qīng
zhòng
de
xiǎng
 

We must avoid the mindset of shirking hard work within the team.

Lǐng
dǎo
píng
gōng
zuò
shí
niān
qīng
zhòng
 
quē
rèn
xīn
 

The leader criticized him for shirking heavy work and lacking a sense of responsibility.