# 至关重要 (zhìguānzhòngyào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 至关重要 (zhìguānzhòngyào) means “vital; crucial; essential”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: vital; crucial; essential
- Pinyin: zhìguānzhòngyào (zhi4 guan1 zhong4 yao4)
- Traditional: 至關重要
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这个决定对公司至关重要。
  Zhège juédìng duì gōngsī zhìguānzhòngyào.
  This decision is crucial to the company.

## Characters

- [至](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-until/) (zhì): to; until
- [关](https://hanziro.com/word/guan-close/) (guān): to close; to turn off
- [重](https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-heavy/) (zhòng): heavy; serious
- [要](https://hanziro.com/word/yao-want/) (yào): to want; will

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-guan-zhong-yao-vital/

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