重要

zhòng yào

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Adjective Very common

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Definitions

1. important
2. significant
3. major

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 次要 cì yào 次要 cì yào secondary 次要表示'次要的'，与重要的'重要'形成反义: secondary

Related words

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• 主要 zhǔ yào 主要 zhǔ yào main 主要强调'主要的'，与'重要'侧重'重要性'略有不同: main
• 关键 guān jiàn 关键 guān jiàn crucial point 关键强调'关键的、决定性的'，语气比重要更强: crucial point

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 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 4+ 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

• 至关重要 至关重要 zhì guān zhòng yào: extremely important
• 重要性 重要性 zhòng yào xìng: importance

Child Words of 重要

• 要 要 yāo: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
• 要 要 yào: to want; to need; to ask for
• 重 重 chóng: to repeat
• 重 重 zhòng: heavy