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The Chinese word zhongda - 重大 - zhòngdà
(important in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhòngdà
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English translations
important,
significant, great, major
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of zhòngdà are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 重大 ( zhongda / zhòngdà ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe shi yi ge zhongda de jueding.
Zhè shì yī gè zhòngdà de juédìng.– English translation: This is a major decision.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
momentous | big
重大 ( zhongda / zhòngdà ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 741)
重大 ( zhongda / zhòngdà ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 741)
More words that mean important in Chinese
zhòngyào ( 重要 )
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