Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhòngyào
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English translations
important,
key, significant, substantial, of concern
Chinese characters:
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重要 ( zhongyao / zhòngyào ) is composed of these characters:
重 (zhong)
,
要 (yao)
The traditional Chinese characters of zhòngyào are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
serious | essential
重要 ( zhongyao / zhòngyào ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 199)
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