How to say “crucial” in Chinese

至关重要

zhìguānzhòngyào

crucial, of utmost importance

expression · HSK 6 · topic “Judgments and extremes”

“Crucial” in Chinese is 至关重要, zhì guān zhòng yào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

至关重要 is read zhì guān zhòng yào: 4 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zhì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

guān — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

zhòng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

yào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

至

zhì — reach; until, to

At the bottom, 土 “earth”: an arrow stuck in the ground — it has arrived. It sits on the left of 到.

关

guān — close; connection

重

zhòng — heavy; important

Its second reading is chóng, “again”.

要

yào — want; need

Below, 女 “woman”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “至关重要”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 至关重要. Tap the sound icon to listen.

信任对一个团队至关重要。xìnrènduìyígetuánduìzhìguānzhòngyàoTrust is crucial for a team.
这一步至关重要zhèyíbùzhìguānzhòngyàoThis step is crucial.
人才对企业的发展至关重要réncáiduìqǐyèdefāzhǎnzhìguānzhòngyàoTalent is crucial to a company's development.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “crucial” in Chinese?

“Crucial” in Chinese is 至关重要, pinyin zhìguān zhòngyào.

What does 至关重要 mean?

至关重要 (zhìguān zhòngyào) means “crucial, of utmost importance”.

How do you write 至关重要?

至关重要 is 4 characters: 至 (zhì) — reach; until, to; 关 (guān) — close; connection; 重 (zhòng) — heavy; important; 要 (yào) — want; need. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 至关重要?

至关重要 is read zhìguān zhòngyào. Tones: zhì — fourth tone, guān — first tone, zhòng — fourth tone, yào — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“crucial” in the lesson “The main and the urgent”

This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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