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重要
zhòngyào
Main
English Definitionimportant; significant; major
Simplified Script重要
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzhòngyào
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zung6jiu3
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=3
Word Decomposition
重zhòngto attach importance to
要yàoimportant; vital; to want; to ask for; will; going to (as future auxiliary); may; must; (used in a comparison) must be; probably; if

Related Words

Words With Same Head Word    
重点zhòngdiǎnimportant point; main point; focus; key (project etc); to focus on; to put the emphasis on
重视zhòngshìto attach importance to something; to value
重大zhòngdàgreat; important; major; significant
重量zhòngliàngweight
重伤zhòngshāngseriously hurt; serious injury
Words With Same Tail Word    
需要xūyàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; requirement; need
只要zhǐyàoif only; so long as
主要zhǔyàomain; principal; major; primary
还要háiyàostill need to
必要bìyàonecessary; essential; indispensable; required
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