重要 zhòngyào important
important; significant; major
How to remember 重要: 重 heavy + 要 want = important. This i want heavily, it is very important!
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This i want heavily, it is very important!
How it is used
- "important" - 最重要的是健康 (zuì zhòngyào de shì jiànkāng) the most important thing is health.
- Note the reading: 重 is zhòng (heavy/important) here, not chóng (again). Common collocation 重要性 = importance.
Example sentences
- 考试成绩很重要。 Kǎoshì chéngjì hěn zhòngyào.Test results are very important.
- 实验部分很重要。 Shíyàn bùfen hěn zhòngyào.The experimental part is very important.
- 文化交流很重要。 Wénhuà jiāoliú hěn zhòngyào.Cultural exchange is important.