显要 (xiǎn yāo) — powerful and influential; prominent

Definition

Describes a person or position that is highly prominent and politically powerful. Used for VIPs and high-ranking roles, more formal than 重要.

adjective

powerful and influentialprominent

显要。
Tā zài zhèng fǔ lǐ dān rèn xiǎn yāo zhí wù.
He holds a prominent position in the government.
显要。
Zhè wèi xiǎn yāo rén wù chū xí le huì yì.
This influential figure attended the meeting.
显要。
Tā de jiā shì fēi cháng xiǎn yāo.
His family background is very prominent.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

显xiǎnprominent

要yàoimportant

显 prominent and 要 important stand side by side, meaning powerful and influential.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 顯; 显 is its simplified writing.

For 显, the traditional form 顯 is made of 日 (sun), 絲 (silk), and 頁 (person's head).

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

要 began as a drawing of a person with both hands pointing to the waist.