要紧 (yào jǐn) — important; urgent
Definition
要紧 means 'important; urgent,' often used in everyday speech as a predicate ("这事很要紧") or in the fixed phrase 不要紧 ('it doesn't matter'). Compared with 紧急, 紧迫, or 迫切, it's more colloquial and less intense.
adjective
importanturgent
Easily confused
Examples
- 要紧，。Zhè jiàn shì hěn yào jǐn, bù néng dān wu.This matter is very urgent; it can't be delayed.
- ，。Diū le yì diǎn qián, bú yào jǐn.Lost a bit of money — never mind.
- 要紧，。Zhè shì zuì yào jǐn de shì qing, xiān zuò zhè ge.This is the most important thing; let's do it first.
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