重中之重
zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng
the top priority; the most important thing
Characters in this word
中 zhōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
之 zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 食品安全是这家工厂的重中之重,每个环节都不能马虎。 Shípǐn ānquán shì zhè jiā gōngchǎng de zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng, měi gè huánjié dōu bùnéng mǎhu. Food safety is this factory's top priority; no stage of the process can be neglected.
- 对新创办的公司来说,找到客户是重中之重。 Duì xīn chuàngbàn de gōngsī lái shuō, zhǎodào kèhù shì zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng. For a newly founded company, finding clients is the top priority.
- 无论做什么,安全永远是重中之重,不能为省时间冒险。 Wúlùn zuò shénme, ānquán yǒngyuǎn shì zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng, bùnéng wèi shěng shíjiān màoxiǎn. Whatever we do, safety is always the top priority; never take risks to save time.
Related words
- 重 zhòng heavy; important
- 重要 zhòngyào important
- 重复 chóngfù to repeat
- 重新 chóngxīn again; from the start
- 重点 zhòngdiǎn main point; focus
- 重视 zhòngshì to value; to take seriously
- 重 chóng again; re-
- 重大 zhòngdà major; important
- 沉重 chénzhòng heavy
- 体重 tǐzhòng body weight
- 严重 yánzhòng serious
- 重量 zhòngliàng weight