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重要 (zhòng yào) English Meaning
- important
- significant
- major
Traditional Characters: 重要
重 forms words in:
HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to jump to the list. PLEASE NOTE: This character is also pronounced chóng in other HSK levels.
要 forms words in:
HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to jump to the list.
Sample Sentences
- 策划很重要。
Cèhuà hěn zhòngyào.
The plot is important! - 这是个重要事件。
Zhè shìgè zhòngyào shìjiàn.
This is an important event. - 健康比财富重要。
Jiànkāng bǐ cáifù zhòngyào.
Health is more important than wealth. - 水对人是很重要的。
Shuǐ duì rén shì hěn zhòngyào de.
Water is important for people. - 这对我来说很重要。
Zhè duì wǒ lái shuō hěn zhòngyào.
This is very important to me.
Stroke Order & Character Components
重 (zhòng): heavy; serious; to attach importance to
- 千 (qiān): thousand
- 里 (lǐ): neighborhood
要 (yào): to demand; to request; to coerce
- 覀 (xī): lid
- 女 (nǚ): woman
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 重
HSK 3 Word List
- 重要 (zhòng yào): important; significant; major
HSK 4 Word List
- 重新 (chóng xīn): again; once more; re-
- 严重 (yán zhòng): serious; severe; critical; grave
- 重 (zhòng): heavy; serious
- 重点 (zhòng diǎn): emphasis; focal point; priority; key; with the emphasis on; focusing on
- 重视 (zhòng shì): to attach importance to something; to value
- 尊重 (zūn zhòng): esteem; respect; to honor; to value something
HSK 5 Word List
- 重复 (chóng fù): to repeat; to duplicate; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 重大 (zhòng dà): important; great; major; significant
- 重量 (zhòng liàng): weight; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 6 Word List
- 保重 (bǎo zhòng): to take care of oneself
- 比重 (bǐzhòng): proportion; specific gravity
- 沉重 (chén zhòng): heavy; hard; serious; critical
- 重叠 (chóng dié): to overlap; to superimpose; to telescope; to run together; to duplicate; one over another; superposition; an overlap; redundancy; reduplication (in Chinese grammar, e.g. 散散步 (sàn sàn bù) to have a stroll)
- 举足轻重 (jǔzú qīng zhòng): a foot’s move sways the balance (idiom); to hold the balance of power; to play the decisive role
- 隆重 (lóng zhòng): grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn
- 任重道远 (rèn zhòng dào yuǎn): a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
- 慎重 (shèn zhòng): cautious; careful; prudent
- 郑重 (zhèng zhòng): serious
- 重心 (zhòng xīn): center of gravity; central core; main part
- 注重 (zhù zhòng): to pay attention to; to emphasize
- 庄重 (zhuāng zhòng): grave; solemn; dignified
- 着重 (zhuó zhòng): put emphasis on; to stress; to emphasize
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 要
HSK 2 Word List
- 要(yào): to want; will; going to (as future auxiliary); important; vital; may; must
HSK 3 Word List
- 需要(xū yào): to need; to want; to demand; needs; to require
- 要求(yāo qiú): to request; to require; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL: 点(diǎn)
- 重要(zhòng yào): important; significant; major
- 主要(zhǔ yào): main; principal; major; primary
HSK 4 Word List
- 要是(yào shi): if
- 只要(zhǐyào): if only; so long as
HSK 5 Word List
- 必要(bì yào): necessary; essential; indispensable; required
- 不要紧(bú yào jǐn): unimportant; not serious; it doesn’t matter; never mind; it looks all right; but
- 次要(cì yào): secondary
- 要不(yào bù): otherwise; or; or else; how about…? (one choice or the other); either this, or else…
HSK 6 Word List
- 纪要(jì yào): minutes; written summary of a meeting
- 简要(jiǎn yào): concise; brief
- 首要(shǒu yào): the most important; of chief importance
- 要点(yào diǎn): main point; essential
- 要命(yào mìng): to cause somebody’s death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying
- 要素(yào sù): essential factor; key constituent
- 摘要(zhāi yào): summary; abstract
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
