重要 zhòngyào▶ importante

Stroke order

重要 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 重 — 9 strokes
• 要 — 9 strokes

Example sentences

• 这件事很重要。Zhè jiàn shì hěn zhòngyào.This matter is very important.
• 身体比什么都重要。Shēntǐ bǐ shénme dōu zhòngyào.Health is more important than anything.

Related words

• 主要principal
• 要求requisito
• 需要Necesitar; necesidad
• 要querer
• 重pesado
• 严重serio

重要 is pronounced zhòngyào and means “importante”. It is part of the HSK 3 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 重要 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.