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要紧

要紧 (yào jǐn): Important (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

要紧 consists of 2 characters.

want; be going to; ask for; demand

tight, taut, tense

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Word Info

Pinyinyào jǐn

MeaningImportant

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word要紧

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 要紧.

Words with 要

不要bù yàoHSK 1
快要kuài yàoHSK 2
主要zhǔ yàoHSK 3
要求yāo qiúHSK 3
重要zhòng yàoHSK 3
需要xū yàoHSK 3
只要zhǐ yàoHSK 4
将要jiāng yàoHSK 4

Words with 紧

紧张jǐn zhāngHSK 4
抓紧zhuā jǐnHSK 5
紧密jǐn mìHSK 5
紧急jǐn jíHSK 5
赶紧gǎn jǐnHSK 5
不要紧bú yào jǐnHSK 5
紧迫jǐn pòHSK 6
加紧

jiā jǐn

HSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 要紧 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 要紧 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith事

yào要

jǐn紧

de的

shì事

neutral

important matter

Adverb + Adjective

hěn很

yào要

jǐn紧

neutral

very important

Idiomwith不

bú不

yào要

jǐn紧

neutral

it doesn't matter

4.

Example Sentences with 要紧

zhè这

ge个

zuò作

yè业

yào要

jǐn紧

ma吗

zuì最

yào要

jǐn紧

neutral

most important

？

Is this homework important?

zhè这

fèn份

wén文

jiàn件

fēi非

cháng常

yào要

jǐn紧

，

qǐng请

wù务

bì必

zài在

jīn今

tiān天

xià下

bān班

qián前

chǔ处

lǐ理

wán完

bì毕

。

This document is extremely important; please make sure to handle it before leaving work today.

nǐ你

jué觉

de得

zhè这

ge个

huì会

yì议

yào要

jǐn紧

ma吗

？

wǒ我

men们

shì是

fǒu否

xū需

yào要

tiáo调

zhěng整

rì日

chéng程

？

Do you think this meeting is important? Do we need to adjust our schedule?

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

zhè这

jiàn件

shì事

bú不

yào要

jǐn紧

。

Don't worry, this matter is not urgent.

zài在

jǐn紧

jí急

qíng情

kuàng况

xià下

，

bǎo保

chí持

lěng冷

jìng静

bǐ比

shén什

me么

dōu都

gèng更

yào要

jǐn紧

。

In an emergency, staying calm is more important than anything else.

tā他

shēng生

bìng病

le了

，

qíng情

kuàng况

hěn很

yào要

jǐn紧

，

dé得

mǎ马

shàng上

sòng送

yī医

yuàn院

。

He is sick, the situation is critical, and he needs to be sent to the hospital immediately.

mā妈

ma妈

，

wǒ我

wàng忘

le了

dài带

yào钥

shi匙

，

zhè这

yào要

jǐn紧

ma吗

？

wǒ我

mǎ马

shàng上

huí回

lái来

。

Mom, I forgot to bring the keys; is this a problem? I'll be right back.