# 重要 (zhòngyào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 重要 (zhòngyào) means “important”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: important
- Pinyin: zhòngyào (zhong4 yao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1
- HSK 2.0 · Level 3

## Examples

- 学习汉语很重要。
  Xuéxí Hànyǔ hěn zhòngyào.
  Learning Chinese is very important.

## Characters

- [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/zhong-yao-important/

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