重要

zhòng yào

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Adjective Very common

Definitions

1. important
2. significant
3. major

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

次要

cì yào

secondary

次要表示'次要的'，与重要的'重要'形成反义

Related words

2 items

主要

zhǔ yào

main

主要强调'主要的'，与'重要'侧重'重要性'略有不同

关键

guān jiàn

crucial point

关键强调'关键的、决定性的'，语气比重要更强

Usage notes

Common mistakes

重要 is stative; avoid using it with 了 to indicate change, e.g., incorrect: 他重要了.

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 3+ HSK 3.0 Level 3+ 6 min

Verbs and Clauses as Subjects for “Swimming Is Good”

Use an action, a quality or a whole “someone does something” phrase as the subject of a sentence.

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HSK 2.0 Level 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 3+ 6 min

越来越...

Describe trends that become more and more true.

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Example Sentences

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地下水是重要的水资源。

Groundwater is an important water resource.

旅游业是重要的产业。

Tourism is an important industry.

这个问题极为重要。

This issue is extremely important.

互联网是一种重要的信息传播媒介。

The Internet is an important medium for information dissemination.

上海是一个重要的交通枢纽。

Shanghai is an important transportation hub.

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Words Containing 重要

extremely important

importance

Child Words of 重要

要

yāo

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

要

yào

to want; to need; to ask for

to repeat

heavy

重要