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重要

zhòngyào

important

important
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Characters in this word

重 zhòng

Strokes
9
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
千 thousand 里 inside
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

要 yào

Strokes
9
Radical
覀 — west, western, westward
Made of
覀 west, western, westward 女 woman, girl
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他的话很重要。 Tā de huà hěn zhòngyào. What he says is very important.
  • 这个很重要。 Zhège hěn zhòngyào. This is very important.
  • 学中文很重要。 Xué Zhōngwén hěn zhòngyào. Learning Chinese is very important.
  • 考试很重要。 Kǎoshì hěn zhòngyào. The exam is very important.
  • 你觉得重要吗? Nǐ juéde zhòngyào ma? Do you think it's important?
  • 时间对我很重要。 Shíjiān duì wǒ hěn zhòngyào. Time is very important to me.
  • 老师说知识重要。 Lǎoshī shuō zhīshi zhòngyào. The teacher says knowledge is important.
  • 身体最重要。 Shēntǐ zuì zhòngyào. Health is most important.
  • 别忘记重要的事。 Bié wàngjì zhòngyào de shì. Don't forget the important matter.
  • 请记住重要的字。 Qǐng jìzhù zhòngyào de zì. Please remember the important characters.

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