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重要

zhòng yào

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

zhòng yào · zung6 jiu3 (Jyutping)

  1. important; significant; major

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

重

Meaning
heavy, weighty; double
Radical
里
Strokes
9
Components
⿻千里
Cangjie
HJWG
Four-corner
2010.4

要

Meaning
necessary, essential; necessity
Radical
覀
Strokes
9
Components
⿱覀女
Cangjie
MWV
Four-corner
1040.4

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