至关紧要 (zhì guān jǐn yāo) — of the utmost importance; critical; crucial
Definition
A four-character idiom meaning 'of the utmost importance, critical' — slightly more formal and emphatic than the everyday 重要.
idiom
of the utmost importancecriticalcrucial
Examples
- 至关紧要。Zhè ge xiàng mù de chéng gōng zhì guān jǐn yāo.The success of this project is of the utmost importance.
- 至关紧要。Zhè shì yí gè zhì guān jǐn yāo de wèn tí.This is a problem of critical importance.
- 至关紧要。Wǒ men bì xū rèn zhēn duì dài zhè ge zhì guān jǐn yāo de huì yì.We must take this crucial meeting seriously.
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