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"important thing" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
要着 要著 yào zhuó important thing / crucial thing
Chinese Pinyin Translation
要 yào to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important syn
做 zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) syn
事 shì matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] syn
那个 那個 nà ge that one / that thing / that (as opposed to this) / (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) / (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) / (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) / (euph.) menstruation / sex / also pr. [nei4 ge5] syn
东西 東西 dōng xi thing / stuff / person / CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4] syn
事情 shì qing affair / matter / thing / business / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] syn
名字 míng zi name (of a person or thing) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
重要 zhòng yào important / significant / major syn
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn
子 zǐ son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub- syn
兴趣 興趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth) / interest (thing in which one is interested) / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
伟大 偉大 wěi dà huge / great / grand / worthy of the greatest admiration / important (contribution etc) syn
玩意 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc) syn
物 wù (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself syn
看法 kàn fǎ way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn
没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind syn
重大 zhòng dà great / important / major / significant syn
没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn
坏事 壞事 huài shì bad thing / misdeed / to ruin things syn
事物 shì wù thing / object / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
计 計 jì to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge syn
首要 shǒu yào the most important / of chief importance syn
这项 這項 zhè xiàng this (thing)
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important / urgent syn
算数 算數 suàn shù to count numbers / to keep to one's word / to hold (i.e. to remain valid) / to count (i.e. to be important) syn
重量级 重量級 zhòng liàng jí (sports) heavyweight class / (fig.) important / major / prominent / influential
怪事 guài shì strange thing / curious occurrence syn
一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn
看重 kàn zhòng to regard as important / to value syn
名称 名稱 míng chēng name (of a thing) / name (of an organization) syn
事迹 事跡 shì jì deed / past achievement / important event of the past syn
实体 實體 shí tǐ entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) syn
寄托 寄託 jì tuō to entrust (to sb) / to place (one's hope, energy etc) in / a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc) syn
精华 精華 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul syn
自觉 自覺 zì jué to realize / to be aware of / to feel that / to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself) / responsible / predisposed to do the right thing / considerate of others syn
莫大 mò dà greatest / most important syn
必需品 bì xū pǐn necessity / essential (thing) syn
只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth) syn
诉说 訴說 sù shuō to recount / to tell of / to relate / (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) syn
生灵 生靈 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature syn
异想天开 異想天開 yì xiǎng tiān kāi to imagine the wildest thing / to indulge in fantasy syn
稀罕 xī han rare / uncommon / rare thing / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1han3] syn
混为一谈 混為一談 hùn wéi yī tán to confuse one thing with another (idiom) / to muddle syn
要事 yào shì important matter syn
自命不凡 zì mìng bù fán to think too much of oneself / self-important / arrogant syn
侍从 侍從 shì cóng to serve (an important personage) / attendant / retainer syn
实物 實物 shí wù material object / concrete object / original object / in kind / object for practical use / definite thing / reality / matter (physics) syn
公馆 公館 gōng guǎn residence (of sb rich or important) / mansion syn
实事 實事 shí shì fact / actual thing / practical matter syn
清早 qīng zǎo first thing in the morning / at daybreak syn
要闻 要聞 yào wén important news story / headline
重用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position syn
非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter syn
要务 要務 yào wù key task / important affair
言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng to say sth without meaning it (idiom) / to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different syn
要人 yào rén important person syn
粪土 糞土 fèn tǔ dirty soil / dung and dirt / (fig.) worthless thing syn
轻重缓急 輕重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority syn
本体 本體 běn tǐ main part / torso / the thing in itself / noumenon (object of purely intellectual perception according to Kant)
命根 mìng gēn lifeblood / the thing that one cherishes most in life / (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) syn
政要 zhèng yào important political leader / government dignitary syn
锅子 鍋子 guō zi pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / hotpot syn
不三不四 bù sān bù sì (idiom) dubious / shady / neither one thing nor the other / neither fish nor fowl / nondescript syn
畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom) / ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing syn
吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important syn
忍辱负重 忍辱負重 rěn rǔ fù zhòng to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom) / to suffer in silence
大将军 大將軍 dà jiāng jūn important general / generalissimo syn
瑰宝 瑰寶 guī bǎo a treasure / a rare and valuable thing syn
要件 yào jiàn key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone
显要 顯要 xiǎn yào prominent / eminent / important person / notable / dignitary syn
美事 měi shì a fine thing / a wonderful thing syn
避重就轻 避重就輕 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones syn
周公 zhōu gōng Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams"
明日黄花 明日黃花 míng rì huáng huā lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter syn
保驾 保駕 bǎo jià (in former times) to escort the emperor (or other important personage) / (nowadays) to escort sb (usually jocular) syn
讳莫如深 諱莫如深 huì mò rú shēn important matter that must be kept secret (idiom) / don't breathe a word of it to anyone! syn
顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
专司 專司 zhuān sī to work solely on / to have as one's (or its) sole function / person or agency responsible for one specific thing syn
高居 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few) syn
移花接木 yí huā jiē mù lit. to graft flowers onto a tree / to surreptitiously substitute one thing for another (idiom) syn
持重 chí zhòng prudent / cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office syn
一项 一項 yí xiàng an item / a thing
最重要 zuì zhòng yào most important / key
好事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead syn
第一时间 第一時間 dì yī shí jiān in the first moments (of sth happening) / immediately (after an event) / first thing
非常重要 fēi cháng zhòng yào very important
有意义 有意義 yǒu yì yì to make sense / to have meaning / to have significance / meaningful / significant / worthwhile / important / interesting
一回事 yī huí shì one and the same (thing) / one thing (as distinct from another)
大牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important
犯错 犯錯 fàn cuò to err / to make a mistake / to do the wrong thing
新宠 新寵 xīn chǒng current favorite / the latest thing / darling (of the market or the media etc)
所思 suǒ sī what one thinks / person or thing that is on one's mind
楚国 楚國 chǔ guó the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
小不点 小不點 xiǎo bu diǎn tiny / very small / tiny thing / small child / baby
状物 狀物 zhuàng wù ...-shaped thing / to portray sth
真事 zhēn shì reality / veracity / the real thing
主次 zhǔ cì the important and the less important / primary and secondary syn
重臣 zhòng chén important minister / major figure in government syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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