要紧 (yào jǐn) — important; urgent

Definição

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

Exemplos

  • 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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