重要

重要 zhòngyào in a sentence

Important (significant)

Full dictionary entry HSK 3 79 sentences

重要 (zhòngyào) means Important (significant). Below are 24 of the 79 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

身体健康最 重要 。

Shēntǐ jiànkāng zuì zhòngyào.

Good health matters most.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 重要

这是一件很 重要 的事。

Zhè shì yí jiàn hěn zhòngyào de shì.

This is a very important matter.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 重要

学习环境很 重要 。

Xuéxí huánjìng hěn zhòngyào.

A good study environment is important.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 环境

这个数字很 重要 。

Zhège shùzì hěn zhòngyào.

This figure is very important.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 数字

学好词汇很 重要 。

Xué hǎo cíhuì hěn zhòngyào.

Learning vocabulary well is important.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 词汇

这件事极其 重要 。

Zhè jiàn shì jíqí zhòngyào.

This matter is extremely important.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 极其

这个阶段最 重要 。

Zhège jiēduàn zuì zhòngyào.

This stage is the most important.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 阶段

这些数据很 重要 。

Zhèxiē shùjù hěn zhòngyào.

This data is very important.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 数据

这份文件很 重要 。

Zhè fèn wénjiàn hěn zhòngyào.

This document is very important.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 文件

这项工作很 重要 。

Zhè xiàng gōngzuò hěn zhòngyào.

This piece of work is important.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 项

打好基础非常 重要 。

Dǎ hǎo jīchǔ fēicháng zhòngyào.

Building a good foundation is very important.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 基础

这是非常 重要 的事。

Zhè shì fēicháng zhòngyào de shì.

This is an extremely important matter.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 非

善良比聪明更 重要 。

Shànliáng bǐ cōngming gèng zhòngyào.

Kindness matters more than cleverness.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 善良

这是最 重要 的时刻。

Zhè shì zuì zhòngyào de shíkè.

This is the most important moment.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 时刻

内容比形式更 重要 。

Nèiróng bǐ xíngshì gèng zhòngyào.

Content matters more than form.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形式

天气是 重要 的因素。

Tiānqì shì zhòngyào de yīnsù.

The weather is an important factor.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 因素

预防比治疗更 重要 。

Yùfáng bǐ zhìliáo gèng zhòngyào.

Prevention matters more than cure.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 预防

员工的意见很 重要 。

Yuángōng de yìjiàn hěn zhòngyào.

Staff opinions matter.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 员工

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From the graded readers

不过对我来说,名次并不 重要 。

búguò duì wǒ láishuō, míngcì bìngbù zhòngyào.

But the placing wasn't what mattered to me.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech

中秋节是中国最 重要 的节日之一。

zhōngqiūjié shì zhōngguó zuì zhòngyào de / dì jiérì zhīyī.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of China's most important holidays.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival

她笑着说:“ 重要 的东西都带不走。”

tā xiào zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó shuō:" zhòngyào de / dì dōngxī dōu dài bù zǒu."

She smiled and said, "The things that matter can't be packed."

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye

公司有一个很 重要 的项目,我是负责人。

gōngsī yǒu yīgè hěn zhòngyào de / dì xiàngmù, wǒ shì fùzé rén.

The company had an important project and I was leading it.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure

我又着急又难过,因为里面有很多 重要 的照片。

wǒ yòu zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó jí yòu nán'guò, yīnwèi lǐmiàn yǒu hěnduō zhòngyào de / dì zhàopiàn.

I was anxious and upset, because there were a lot of important photos on it.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone

重要 的是我知道了:紧张不可怕,可怕的是因为紧张就不上台。

zhòngyào de / dì shì wǒ zhīdào le / liǎo / liào: jǐnzhāng bùkě pà, kěpà de / dì shì yīnwèi jǐnzhāng jiù bù shàngtái.

What mattered was learning that nerves aren't the problem — not going on stage because of them is.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech

重要 appears in 79 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.

Questions about 重要

How is 重要 used in a sentence?

This page shows 79 sentences using 重要 (zhòngyào, "Important (significant)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Is 重要 an HSK word?

Yes — 重要 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 重要?

The dictionary page for 重要 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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