重要 zhòngyào important

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Stroke order

重要 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

重要 — the Chinese character for important (zhòngyào), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 重要 — important

重 — 9 strokes
要 — 9 strokes

Characters in 重要

重 zhòng — heavy; serious; to attach importance to
要 yào — to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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

重要 is pronounced zhòngyào and means “important”.

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