要 紧

yào jǐndictionary entry

important / urgent

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

要緊要紧 [yao4 jin3] /important/urgent/

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Other forms in these source records: 要緊

要
yāo
(bound form) to demand / to coerce
yào
to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yào shi]) / (bound form) important
紧
jǐn
tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten

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