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    Expressing "important" with 重要 (zhòngyào)

    Degree & Intensity
    Description & Modification

    Structure

    重要 + 的 + Noun / 更重要的是

    Explanation

    重要 (zhòngyào) means "important" or "significant." It is a common adjective used to describe matters, events, or things of great value or consequence. The phrase 更重要的是 means "more importantly" and is used to introduce a key point.

    Examples

    • 这次会议讨论了几个重要的议题。

      Zhè cì huìyì tǎolùnle jǐ ge zhòngyào de yìtí.

      This meeting discussed several important topics.

    • 学好外语对找工作非常重要。

      Xuéhǎo wàiyǔ duì zhǎo gōngzuò fēicháng zhòngyào.

      Learning a foreign language well is very important for finding a job.

    • 更重要的是，我们要从失败中吸取教训。

      Gèng zhòngyào de shì, wǒmen yào cóng shībài zhōng xīqǔ jiàoxun.

      More importantly, we should learn lessons from failure.

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