# 要紧 (yàojǐn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 要紧 (yàojǐn) means “important; urgent; serious”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: important; urgent; serious
- Pinyin: yàojǐn (yao4 jin3)
- Traditional: 要緊
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 你的伤不要紧，休息几天就好。
  Nǐ de shāng bù yàojǐn, xiūxi jǐ tiān jiù hǎo.
  Your injury isn't serious; you'll recover after resting.

## Characters

- [要](https://hanziro.com/word/yao-want/) (yào): to want; will
- [紧](https://hanziro.com/word/jin-tight/) (jǐn): tight; urgent

https://hanziro.com/word/yao-jin-important/

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