(zhòng yào) - important, significant in Mandarin
zhòngyàoTraditional: 重藥
HSK 3
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Translation
important, significant
Word origin
重要 (zhòngyào) 'important' joins 重 (zhòng, 'heavy') and 要 (yào, 'essential, to want'). 重 depicts a person carrying a heavy load, hence 'heavy, weighty'; 要 originally pictured a waist and means 'essential'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 重 (zhòng, 'heavy') + 要 (yào, 'essential')
Stroke order
重
要
Examples
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This is very important.
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The most important thing is health.
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This matter is not important.
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There is an important meeting today.
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Health is more important than money.
重要 (zhòng yào) means important, significant. It is used as a adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.
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