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重要

zhòngyào

important

important
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Characters in this word

重 zhòng

Strokes
9
Radical
里 — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
Made of
千 thousand 里 unit of distance equal to 0.5km
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.

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