重要
zhòngyào
important
Part of speech · adjective
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重heavy
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要need
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9 strokes · 6.2s
9 strokes · 6.2s
Examples
- 这件事很重要。This is important.
- 安全最重要。Safety is most important.
Collocations
很重要最重要不重要
Mnemonic
重要 zhòngyào "important" — 重 (heavy/important) + 要 (essential). Cognate of Korean jungyo / Japanese 重要 jūyō. Tone note: 重 reads zhòng (4th) for "heavy/important" and chóng (2nd) for "again" (重新 chóngxīn).
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