当务之急 dāngwùzhījí top priority job
(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency
怎么记住“当务之急”: 当 act as + 务 affairs + 之 of + 急 urgent = top priority job.
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用法
- Idiom: the most pressing task right now - 当务之急是控制疫情 (dāngwù-zhījí shì kòngzhì yìqíng) the top priority is to contain the outbreak.
- Functions as a noun ('the urgent priority'); commonly the subject followed by 是 (shì).
- Sets one thing above all others as needing immediate action.